I’m very ready for political season to be done here. I’m tired of the news articles only talking about politics, the signs in people’s yards, and most definitely tired of the telephone calls from pollsters. They always seem to ask personal questions (how much do you make, what do you do, how old are you) […]
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Exclamation Points in Social Media (because I’m a nerd)
If you aren’t aware, I am a linguist. I have a MSc in Applied Linguistics. I invent conlangs. I adore words. This also means that I think about language and the construction of language and the use of language a lot. And by a lot, I mean, well… a lot. Given this behaviour, I tend […]
Elvis…
I have a feeling today is going to be an unusual day. I mean, yes, it’s Tuesday and therefore I expect the universe to throw all the weird at me. But today feels especially unusual. Why? Because I woke up with Elvis in my head. It is not especially unusual for me to wake up […]
Sleep? What is sleep?
Sunday night was about as sleepless as it gets. My dog ate something unfortunate (I don’t know what) and was having digestive issues during the night. Normally, she doesn’t bother me, but that night, she kept running in and out of my room. Grumbling, I got up, let her out (at 2:30 in the morning) […]
When the World Burns
I have not been as active on social media and my website as I should have been these last few days. The reason for that is that I was visiting family in a place that had no internet. Well, rather, I could go places nearby to get internet, but the house had nothing. Which meant […]
The Old Works
I have been going back and rereading some of my older, unpublished pieces. Most recently, I have been rereading the Black Thumb Society and The Innocence of Death. I am, frankly, surprised at how much I am enjoying reading the older pieces. Neither of these is more than a year or so old and I […]
Speaker of Words!
My book, Speaker of Words, launches in two days! On Thursday, the 17th of October, Speaker of Words will be out in the world, ready to cause trouble and conversation. I am beyond excited for this launch and have already made a cake in celebration. Yep. Anyways, my giveaway is still running on my YouTube […]
For the sake of my books
I have been trying to get into a proper rhythm regarding writing. For the most part, I have succeeded. Morning is for admin work. I usually do my social media and marketing, video filming and editing, and whatever else needs doing (this week, I have been dealing with bureaucracy). All of that happens in the […]
Behind the Scenes
I think there might be a misconception regarding self-publishing. Or, really, writing a book in general. I think people are convinced that the hardest part is writing the book. And, while that can be true, if it were true of everything then we wouldn’t have nearly as many writers as we do now. Why write […]
Speaker of Words Announcement: Cover Reveal!
This week, I thought abut writing on travelling (as I’ve done some recently) or the art of video editing and scripting (also on my docket) or any number of things. But, I decided I would much rather focus on my cover for Speaker of Words. I hired the fabulous Vanessa from NightOwl Freelance to do […]
Stuck in a Rut
As I was walking around this last weekend, trying to stay out of the heat while still not being completely lazy (which didn’t work), I was thinking about all of the things that I have to do in the next few months. I have consistent obligations, such as doing weekly book reviews, author interviews, writing […]
Fire and Focus
We have reached July of 2019! Basically, the year is officially more than halfway over, we are in the height of summer and… it’s really warm outside. Okay, no, I don’t live in France where it is outrageously hot and people are dying (my well wishes to these people in the heat!) and you can’t […]