Work Life Balance and How to Get Some…

Work life balance? BWA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha…. Hee hee hee Whew… My Schedule, Simplified: (I say simplified because of course my child’s activities are at different times on different days, but this gets you the idea): 6 a.m. –...

Black Dogs, Carbs and Deadlines – A Post on Depression

It took me three months to write this post. Part of it was a lack of courage, part of it was… Well, read it and you’ll figure it out. Ever had one of those days where you can’t get off the couch? Ever had a week of them?  How about a month?  How about on...

Look! It’s my Ad Astra Schedule!

Yes, I finally got around to posting this. And despite my lateness, I am actually pretty stoked. Ad Astra is my favourite convention, and if you haven’t gone I highly recommend you should. Good people, good times, and a focus on authors and other creative...
“True Magics” is out!!!

“True Magics” is out!!!

Rumours of Magic and War… Thomas Flarety, Captain of the Student Expeditionary Company and hero of the battle for Frostmire, thought that convincing the Academy to take Eileen as their first female student in more than 200 years would bring him trouble enough....

Marketing True Magics 16: What do You Mean, Start Over?

As much as I’d love to say, “New Year, New Ideas!” that is not the case here. The reality of the part-time marketer is that the best-laid plans go awry.  In fact, those who work in marketing full time know that sometimes things just go sideways and you have to make...

This Writing Life 19: Fear

Happy New Year, 22 days late! I suffer from migraines, which are a massive pain (HA!).  This week I had one that started as an attack of blind panic.  Complete mental immobilization. Scared of everything. I couldn’t think, couldn’t work, couldn’t focus my brain.  It...