I used to blog at theweirdgirl.com. All of that writing lives here now.
It’s So Fun
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It’s the Pits… In the Best Way Possible!
I don’t know how to start this one. I have been SO excited about it… and yet, it’s weird. I mean, not completely circus clown freaky weird, but probably not [...]
Makeover Games are Conspiracies
OK, so I know I said I was going to reduce playing games on my phone (and I AM! Really, I am,) however, at the reduced, allotted times I DO [...]
New Methods to Shake Up Old Writing Habits
Remember about a month and a half ago when I finished my last book and I was trying to channel all my productive momentum into the next project? Well, I [...]
Bullshit Butt
I just spent two and a half hours planting flowers. I kept waiting for winter rains to start here and it just hasn't happened (worrisome given our wildfires), so I [...]
Plotting for a Pantser: The Great Experiment
As a writer, I’m primarily a pantser*. I get a line or an image or a snippet of conversation in my head, I sit down to write and just see [...]
Kitty Kai Never Dies!
So, years ago I did a post about introducing a new kitten into our household of older cats. One of those older cats being a massive, jealous diva queen whose [...]
Second Book Finished! Now Reset
Okay, so. I finished my second full-length novel two days ago. That means the story, beginning to end, all the words, is complete. No parts of "oh I should fix [...]
Cranberry Orange Baked Oatmeal Cups
Recipe first, blather second. (I don't know how to do those fancy schmancy recipe layouts so bear with me.) Cranberry Orange Baked Oatmeal Cups 2 tablespoons melted butter (I [...]
Unexpected Pandemic Fallout
Phone shoulder is real, yo! You know that aching stiffness in your non-dominant shoulder? The one that holds the phone as you swipe at it like a cat batting a [...]
Summer in Pandemic
It is so blazing hot here I feel like a cheese slice cut into the shape of a woman and melted onto my couch. We don't have AC. Usually we [...]
The Slug Life
I feel, simultaneously, like I'm getting a lot of long-neglected things done AND I am the laziest person alive. Motivation has slowed down as much as our economy has in [...]