Snowflake Day 8

Day 8 : In your own space, make a list of at least 3 things that you like about yourself. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.


Let's see, this is something I said I'd do more of in 2017, give myself credit, be more positive so it can start here.

1. I'm very intelligent. I used to be able to remember a whole host of details about the littlest things (age and med school have burned out some of those memory neurons). I have four degrees in science alone.

2. I'm creative. I write and have done for decades. I'm now a published author. I made jewelry, less of it now since my hand injury but still. I play sax, clarinet and flute,not nearly as much as I would like to but I can do it. I wish, however, I could draw/paint better than I can.

3.I have a wide range of interest. I can sit down and talk to people about a lot of things beyond science. History, nature, pets, myths and legends, GEEKY crap to the nth degree.

4. I like helping both people and pets. I'm big on helping out children and veterans. SO I guess in that sense I'm kind as well.

How's that?

Writerly Ways

And I literally have almost nothing to talk about. The weekend has been consumed by school prep and depression.

I'm rather out of topics so if you have something you'd like to see me talk about, suggest it.

The one thing I'll say is this I get depressed that this career is peppered with so many petty people. There's a huge stink going on about bloggers monetizing their blogs (ie. renting out ad space) or authors using patreon and other cloud funding to write books.

I can't believe this is the thing blowing up right now. Bloggers have been selling ad space since before I left Florida and that is like 12 years ago. And who gives a rat's ass if an artist uses crowd funding? Getting a patron goes back centuries, that's where patreon gets its name. If you don't want to crowd fund a piece of art, music or novel then don't. WHy in the world are people melting down about people who do? Half of Jana's facebook feed is posts about this (mostly denouncing the people who are melting down about it). I'm not sure I'm cut out for the drama.

I have evil_little_dog & silvrethorn helping me out with Cassadaga Nights, thank you ladies! I have had to do SO MUCH revising on Blood red that I KNOW I'll need someone new to look it over.

So how about some writing posts.

9 tips for starting a story

the sweet spot for starting a story

choosing a story’s perspective


This is one I really need describing emotions


sounds like an interesting book I might look to see if the library has it to determine if it's worth owning

Power of Negative thinking


Yearly word count. I did par it down a little from last year because I want to concentrate on editing older things and finding them agents etc.

545 / 110000 words. 0% done!

Splinters of Silver - editing nothing

Blood Red - Edited up to ch 10

Steampunk Holiday -

1896 / 8000 words. 24% done!

Haunted Hocking -

427 / 60000 words. 1% done!

Behind Blue Eyes - back burnered