Mental Health Monday–Bipolar without the Mania

Writer and blogger, Donna Hole, asks: (Paraphrased) My main character has Bipolar II Disorder. He’s never taken any regular meds, but does self medicate with meth. A period of time in the novel covers about 18 months where he neither uses or has an episode. Is this plausible? First, a comment on diagnosis. Bipolar Disorder falls under the [...]

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Blog Chain–Favorite Couple

This round of the blog chain was started by Shaun, who asked: Who is your favorite literary couple and why? Holy crap, I have no idea!!! My first thought is Ron and Hermione from the Harry Potter series (cuz, it’s like totally cute, right?). Then, I thought about Bella and Edward (cuz whether you like [...]

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Flake-out Friday: Blogfest Announcement

Hey gang! I’m super stoked to announce Tessa Conte and I are co-hosting a blogfest about…drumroll please– The Nature of Magic! I know you’re all dying to share what magic means to you (or your character)? Is it all “whatever, it’s a bunch of fluff and nonsense”? Or maybe it’s “abracadabra alacazam”? Or maybe something else [...]

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WIP Wednesday…

Wow, I can’t believe the month is drawing to a close. So much has happened on the house since closing day…and so much is left to be done! Anyway, I thought I’d share a glimpse with y’all. Here’s a couple pics of my library. Yes, my LIBRARY. It still needs to be decorated with my [...]

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Mental Health Monday AND a Blog Crusade Challenge!

Hi all! I joined Rachel Harrie’s Blog Crusade Challenge and (though I’m behind in meeting all the people who’ve joined) it’s been a blast getting to know bloggers from around the globe. On Friday, Rachel posted her first challenge to us crusaders, and I’d like to share my response… The Challenge In 300 words or [...]

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Flake-out Friday–Trying Something New

On January 1st, I joined a group of writers and poets who committed to sharing poetry with one another throughout the year. Some ponied up and vowed to write a poem daily, while others opted to share a poem once a month. I took the moderate road, and promised to post one poem a week. [...]

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WIP Wednesday…

Still working on the house…(big surprise, right?) In any project, communication is key. Whether it be renovating a house, composing a critique, brainstorming an idea with writing buddies, or pitching an agent, you want to be clear, concise, and get your point across with as little angst as possible. Here’s what could happen if a [...]

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Mental Health Monday–Valentine’s Day Edition

It’s Valentine’s Day, which means fancy restaurants are booked for romantic dinners, long stem roses are sold by the dozen, and boxes of chocolate are all red and heart-shaped…gah! I’m not a sappy sap, so all this pink plush teddy bear, sparkly jewelry in velvet lined boxes, and flowers that last maybe five days tops [...]

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Flake-out Friday–My Project

Last week, I shared with you guys that I finally closed on my Dream House. As a result, I’ve dedicated this month to some house related posts (that I will try to connect to writing in some way) while I get renovations rockin’ and rollin’. Because my time will be mostly taken up with said [...]

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WIP Wednesday…

(In this case, the WIP is my house.) So. The renovations on Dream House have started. Once the new roof is finished, I (read: the contractor) can start re-plastering the water-damaged ceilings and patching over the holes in the dry wall. Fresh dry wall means painting needs to be done. After that (as concurrent floor and [...]

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