At last, we have reached the end of Blogtober which I think will prepare me for NaNoWriMo in November, assuming the dizziness isn't going to muck that up. It certainly is a challenge to write a blog post a day and I hope you have enjoyed the journey with me on this wee blog. Nice… Continue reading Blogtober: my best posts of the month
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Blogtober: Introvert fears
It is nearing Halloween and I have done a few good Halloween posts and now it is time for... Introvert Fears!!! Public speaking. I remember this from school. My hands would shake like crazy and I would speak really, really fast. Until I figured out a trick. I realized most people are not even listening.… Continue reading Blogtober: Introvert fears
Blogtober: Things you fear
We all have fears. Small, minor and major. Large bugs. A normal bug like a beetle is cool, man, just cool. A massive beetle not cool. That is why I lived in the frozen tundra of Canada. And not in Australia where the spiders are bigger than me... that isn't cool, man. Wasps. Wasps… Continue reading Blogtober: Things you fear
Blogtober: Ghost poem
GHOSTS Are ghosts real? Just a fabrication of me... Or crossing the veil... Or is my mind crazy Just a fabrication of me... Misfiring in the head Or crossing the veil... And filling me with dread Misfiring in the head Or crossing the veil... And filling me with dread Are ghosts real? Other… Continue reading Blogtober: Ghost poem
Blogtober: Ghost story #2
What makes this more creepy than the first ghost story is that I felt something that I should have felt and seen something that wasn't there. The Haunted Blue house To set the scene of this ghost story the house was blue and old but the rent was cheap for a University student off… Continue reading Blogtober: Ghost story #2
Blogtober: Ghost story #1
 I have a few ghost stories and since it is Halloween I am going to share a few. A ghost story is something we just cannot explain. And maybe one day we can explain those things. Who knows. But I do know most explanations are due to our brains and how they sometimes misinterpret… Continue reading Blogtober: Ghost story #1
Blogtober: 10 Best Halloween Movies
So it is getting close to Halloween so this is my list go to movies to watch. Keep in mind gory ones just do not scare me at all. I liked them when I was 12 and watched a lot of them. But now it is just sort of boring. I mean Hellraiser was great… Continue reading Blogtober: 10 Best Halloween Movies
Blogtober: What to do about writer’s block
I can tell you what I personally do. I do a read through from the beginning of my work or an entirely different WIP and it usually gets me going again. And that is what I do. It is more stuck than a block, I'd say But there are many ways to get around the… Continue reading Blogtober: What to do about writer’s block
Blogtober Prompt: Magic ink
*I have utilized this concept in stories before, but I'll put another twist on it.* So Ink writing prompt The young man was over eighteen because my receptionist ensured that, but, hell, barely was. I frowned at him because if his request. I sympathized, of course, I sympathized but he didn't get it. Not at… Continue reading Blogtober Prompt: Magic ink
Blogtober: A day in the life of a writer
 Literally, this is it Trying to write with constant cat snuggles.
Blogtober: Happy Cannabis Day Canada
I am Canadian and yesterday was the first day of pot legalization. YAY! From a former pothead, this is good news for a lot of people. And it does regulate it, make money off of it, and takes money out of criminals pocket. Pot always helped with my pervasive insomnia and fibromyalgia but the fact… Continue reading Blogtober: Happy Cannabis Day Canada
Blogtober: Worst writing advice
So when I was younger I wrote a lot. Stories. Short novels. Flash fiction. And I was told I was pretty good at it. BUT then was told you'll never make money at it and it is a useless thing to pursue. And that is the thing about people, they don't get why we… Continue reading Blogtober: Worst writing advice
Blogtober: Life goals
I have a lot of goals. Small ones. Massive overpowering world domination ones. So here are some of my goals. I am sure some of them you could add to your list because they are awesome goals to have. Live long enough to have a robot servant but not long enough for when they take… Continue reading Blogtober: Life goals
Blogtober: Self-publishing mistakes you’ve made
This is a post about self-publishing. And how you have to be great at every aspect of the production. And there is a learning curve to all of it. My self-publishing mistake, in the beginning, was my cover design. So I make my own covers. And I have learned a lot while doing so. Believe… Continue reading Blogtober: Self-publishing mistakes you’ve made
Blogtober Prompt: Magic and monsters
I couldn't think of a post for today but a good prompt always gets my muse chatty. Blogtober day: 14 Prompt: If magic was real then monsters were too "You fucking dick!" I yelled. He cringed. "It wasn't my fault. Not at all. Not even in the least bit." Last week we had a wizard… Continue reading Blogtober Prompt: Magic and monsters
Blogtober: Blogging tools
So I already did the tools I use for writing and now it is time for blogging. Blogging makes use of a lot of tools. Because you have to engage in social media to help with your blog. Well, it isn't a hardship, engaging in social media is fun. Obviously, though, there are different needs… Continue reading Blogtober: Blogging tools
Blogtober: Prompt the bowl of souls
Do a prompt day Given it is almost Nano time lets get our muse in gear. I looked at the bowl of sparks of light swimming in a swirl. The bowl was actually a fish bowl and that found a little insulting. Like our souls were pets for his amusement. They likely were. "Dare I… Continue reading Blogtober: Prompt the bowl of souls
Blogtober: Thursday teaser
So I got this Blogtober topic from a meme. So this is a teaser from The Surge. Here is a wee teaser on The Surge: Lyndon was a hybrid Order wizard with a demon of an unknown realm. He never told her what realm his mother came from and she never asked. He… Continue reading Blogtober: Thursday teaser
Blogtober: Writing tools
Now, these are just writing tools, not blogging tools. Maybe I will get into that later in the Blogtober blog-a-thon I am a simple, simple, simple girl. I think I used one too many 'simple's there. I may have given the wrong impression by that. I am not going to bog myself down with apps… Continue reading Blogtober: Writing tools
Blogtober: What about the Vampire
It is October. And Halloween is coming. And you want to have some monsters in your Urban Fantasy. And you want one race to be vampires. Go for it. As long as you put in some sort of twist. But the myth isn't overdone. We have a fascination with it. Take that fascination and… Continue reading Blogtober: What about the Vampire