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EEEEEEEEEEEK!

It's happening!!!

I wanted to hop on here first before I told anyone else. What I once called UNDER THE INFLUENCE - changed because Simon & Schuster, our distributor, already had a book with that title that came out in 2023 - is now THANKS FOR...

In flux

Hi friends!!

I just got back from an INCREDIBLE trip celebrating my brother and future sister-in-law. We went wedding dress shopping, toured their venue, and ate as much toasted ravioli as we could stomach. (And also celebrated my birthday with Costco tuxedo cake! My favorite.)

The past two months have been a litt...

The 24-hour Write-a-thon & 75 Medium!

Hello, hello friends!

My outline-a-thon this past weekend (and, okay, Monday and Tuesday, too) was a HUGE success. I feel so confident now about revisiting some previously shelved WIPs (Project Purple, Scooby Doo x Princess Bride, and Religious Throuple) and also the two new ones I managed to completely outline!

O...

Back-to-back A-thon Weekends!!

Titles: 1, Me: 0

What I mean to say is, on the 29th and 30th of this month (so, like, in a couple days), I'm going to be doing my semi-annual outline-a-thon!

(I actually already started outlining some stories in advance, but I'm going to make a BIG push on Sunday and Monday!)

I real...

Stream links and times for the 1000 Words of Summer Challenge!

Happy weekend, friends! Hope you have/had a wonderful Friday. :)

Popping in to share the 1000 Words of Summer stream links and times! It seems like varying times work best, so I've gone ahead and picked some for the morning, afternoon, and evening. Hopefully there will be at least one y'all can attend if you want!

Double Stream Days & 1000 Words of Summer!

I'M HOME!

I feel like I'm going to be saying that a lot the rest of Spring and into Summer. ("I'm leaving!" "I'm home!" "I'm leaving again!" "I'm back!")

I had an absolutely incredible time at the Flower & Garden Festival a...

May Daze & The Shire

Hello, hello friends!

At the risk of my May totally imploding by sharing this, here's everything I currently have planned for streaming and videos!

We'll do our Patreon Double Stream Days on Sunday, May 18th and Monday, May 19th. Times are TBD, though I'll make sure to have them figured out soon so y'all can put t...

April is really trying me...

UPDATE!

So sorry to change the time on this yet again. 😭

Thor and Buffy played a little too hard with each other and his ear got nipped. Thankfully my vet can squeeze him in today, but I won't be back home in time to stream!

(Picture below is him napping adorably on his toys, several weeks before The Inci...

Double Stream Days & light drafting goals!

Hello, hello friends!

The month is off to a strange start. My plans have been pushed back a little since my husband's grandma ended up with a surprise stay in the hospital. (I had been joking that I caught her illness before, so I can't even imagine what it must have felt like at 80+ years old. I was STRUGGLING.)

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Nostalgia writing experiment poll!

Hi friends!

A bit of a silly writing experiment poll as I get back into the swing of things.

Do you remember those old pen-and-paper games we used to play in school? Sometimes by passing notes back to friends, sometimes as we waited for the teacher to show up, other times at sleepovers.

There was MASH ( 2025-04-03 18:18:29 +0000 UTC View Post

I'm Home!

HELLO FRIENDS! It feels like such a long time since we've chatted. Hello, hello, hello!!! I hope y'all have been well and that the words have been flowing!

I had an absolutely incredible time in Vietnam.

The original purpose f...

Finish my draft & Double Stream Days!

Hello, hello friends!

Apologies for the short notice, but we’re going to have our Double Stream Days today (at 6:30pm CST) and tomorrow (at 1:45pm CST)!

I’m ...

Questionnaire and the PomLESSdoro experiment!

Hi friends!

As is now tradition, I spent the last couple days of vacation feeling a strange throat tickle coming on. Despite my delusional hope of it being allergies, I was proven wrong and it's now a full blown cold that's stripped me of my voice and general willpower.

I've spent the last few days alternating bet...

Experiments are back!!

Hello, hello friends!

Quick reminder before we jump into our writing experiment options: we have a stream today, at 3:30pm CST! You can find the link here. We'll also be chatting about our final Crafts & Drafts book club pick...

100KQ4 Results, what's up next, & the 1st of our Double Stream Days!

I hope it’s not too late to say HAPPY NEW YEAR, FRIENDS!

We did it! We survived another year, we started 2025, and we completed the 100KQ4. I’m so proud of us. Whether you wrote one word or 100,000+ during this time, it was so incredibly fun for me to see our progress each day.

And I know I wouldn’t have com...

Stream links & craft book club questions!

Hi friends!

I spent the morning trying to get my MIL's new cat -- Rocky -- to come out from behind the dryer (his favorite hiding spot). He's stayed hidden the entire couple months she's had him (eating treats and food fine though, lol) but I'm determined to get him to come out. Today we played with a couple sticks, so ...

The final push!

Hello, hello friends!

What a busy, hectic, stuffed month this December has been! So much to do, so many people to see, and yet I feel like I blinked and somehow we're at the end. Less than a week until we're in 2025!

Yesterday was all about soaking up the comfort and love, so I only managed to snag one photo:

Today's stream!

Alright, I think I've done it. I think I've figured out a Streamyard-less way to have our Patreon sprints. VICTORY IS MINE.

(Famous last words.)

Keeping my fingers crossed I will see y'all without any blips at 4:45pm CST! I'll plan to join fifteen minutes early just in case lolol.

Happy writing, friends!

5K Fridays & Black Friday Deals

Helloooooo friends. Happiest Monday to you! Hope the weekend treated you well.

Apologies for not posting yesterday. We were supposed to have a stream, but unfortunately my migraines had another plan for the day.

I hope I can make it up to you this Friday though! For our last stream of Novembe...

A poem for today. 🌱

On the stream yesterday, I pulled one of my “Poetry on Prescription” Grounded pills and read a poem that none of us really understood.

So I wanted to make up for it! Here’s today’s poem that really resonated with me.

Written out in case the picture has trouble loading:

The greenest shoot spr...

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I'M HOME! | stream today & retreat realizations!

Hello, hello friends!

I feel like it's been such a long time even though, realistically, it's been two weeks (at most). But during this 100KQ4 challenge, that IS a long time! Not only has it been a while away from y'all, it's been a while away from my project, Under The Influence.

During the writing retreat, I cho...

FINAL BOOK CLUB PICK & A SILLY REQUEST!

Hi friends!

Popping in really quickly with two little updates and a request. :)

The first: Our November/December book club pick is REFUSE TO BE DONE by Matt Bell.

The subtitle is “How to Write and Rewrite a Novel ...

It's a new month!

It's November!

I was going to open with "happy November" but my general anxiety over the election is preventing me from getting there. So instead, I decided to open with a fact. It is indeed November.

And there are a lot of happy moments to be had.

For one, 2024-11-05 13:07:12 +0000 UTC View Post

Picking up Thor, my crochet spider web top, & all the streams!

Hello, hello friends!

Sorry for the quick change of stream time from the calendar. (I had such good intentions when I set it up! Bahaha.)

Today we're officially picking up Thor, my partner's grandma's dog, who will be living with us for the next six months or so as she travels back to Vietnam! I cannot properly co...

Wish me luck...

Hi friends!

A quick change of schedule for our upcoming 100KQ4 stream. We'll switch it to tomorrow, Tuesday the 22nd, at 6:15pm CDT! (So same time, different day.)

My local bookstore has a "Crafty Hour" happening tonight and I'm going to do my absolute best to force myself to be brave and make some local crafty fr...

The day has gotten away from me, but we have a stream in a couple hours!!

I'm only ~700 words behind par now, WOOOO! Hope to see y'all soon. :) 2:45pm CDT!