For the past couple weeks, I've been re-watching an old anime from the 90s, Yu Yu Hakusho. A Redditor perfectly describes, in this discussion thread, how I feel about the show and why it's such a good anime: "There's a scene at the beginning of the Chapter Black Saga, when Yusuke is first told about…
Quarterly Update: Heavy Weight Champ Q1 ’22
I've got the eye of the tiger. My gaze is set firmly northward toward the prizes that I want to achieve in my life. Even though I tend to have low moods that come with being "too serious" or too hard on myself, I love every moment of the fight. I duck beneath the punches…
Year of the Tiger, 2022
Each year I celebrate the Lunar New Year by inviting friends over to play games, enjoy Chinese take out, folding origami, and reading horoscopes. This year Eric and I will be by ourselves at home with Tsuki. It's the Year of the Tiger in the Chinese Zodiac, the third sign of twelve. Large Chinese Painting…
2022 Book List
Here is my reading list for 2022. Since I failed my reading challenge last year, I've decided to pair down my goal by 4 books this year. With the wedding planning and the puppy, reading will be a good getaway but also likely on the back-burner. My official commitment is now 20 books. This list…
2021 End Year Book Summary
In 2021 I read 15 out of 24 books on my reading list challenge. Not the best, but not the worst. I'm afraid my motivation and time tanked by the end of the year around the holidays. Nonetheless, I immensely enjoyed the challenge and plan to do another set of books in 2022! Below is…
Quarterly Update: The Scorching Winter Sun Q4
Yule Altar by Lily Borak Last year I began a new tradition in our new home of celebrating the Winter Solstice that occurs on December 21st or 22nd, depending on the year. This year, I continued that tradition and created a beautiful Yule altar complete with a golden "sun" candle, white candles, pine cones and…
Quarterly Update: Getting Shit Done! Q3
My sun sign is Capricorn, the sea-goat. Yup, I'm throwing astrology in here because it's fun and my horoscope for all of September was scary-accurate. True to my sign, I like to work and get shit done. I'm disciplined; I make my bed every single morning, which gives me a sense of accomplishment and tidies…
Query It!
As of today, I am proud to have submitted seventeen queries to literary agents for The Tower. It's a giant leap across the canyon that separates having actually completed the book and pushing the book out into the universe. With each book I read from my yearly list, I find myself comparing my work to other authors and…
Quarterly Update: Running Dry Q2
We were blessed with a wet, cool spring that quickly turned 180 and shot us up to two weeks of 100 F weather. Living in Colorado, I've realized just how precious our water supply is. It's easy to take water for granted, especially if it's clean from the tap! In the last couple years, we've…
My Process – 3 Things to Start a Story
When I begin thinking of a new book, there are 3 things I do to begin the process of putting it down on paper. Character Names: Names are important and meaningful so they are not something I take lightly when generating characters. The name has to embody this person and have an impact on the…
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