I am at the end of a new book, Murder and Mayhem. New series. New characters. New anxieties. No, wait… same anxieties.

It’s always difficult when trying to cobble together personalities and a world, even if it is set in a modern Los Angeles. Each book has its own voice and I might start off thinking “Oh, it’s going to be funny” and then it all goes sideways. This time, it was a hell of a lot less funny and more… grit? Raw-boned? It’s hard to really quantify at this point because later today, I’m going to go back into the full document and read what I’ve done.

When I write, I rarely go back and read or edit while I’m writing. Sometimes something sticks with me and it’s like an itch I can’t get rid of. That’s usually a sign that I’ve left something out. That’s a retrofit and those I do midstream. I’ll go back and structure it back up or it’ll bug the shit out of me and I can’t go forward.

Writers talk about doing it by the seat of their pants or plotting everything out. I kind of write by a loose plot but with my gut instincts. I’ve found it best not to fight the voice as it comes out. Sometimes it works. Sometimes it’s an odd construct but it really is what comes out. The whole It Is What It Is fits here.

I also know when I’ve done too much in one day. I get a visitor. Literally, she comes and sits on me. Very demanding cat. This was last night. I guess I was done. Or so she told me.

I love black and white shots. I do. *grins* Light, dark and well, inking.

Hello. It is Sunday! Well it is here. Heading back into to writing. But before I go… here’s a morning shot.

I kinda like the pillows.

Continue reading “NSFW Sunday!” →

It’s already December.

And someone suggested I put all of the photos beneath a cut. Opinions?

Continue reading “Morning!” →

The turkey was savaged by the family with care….

In the hopes that soon there’d be PIE!

God there is PIE.

Link to Eric’s latest video.

And happy thanksgiving!