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Day 4,010: Weather

Oops. Didn’t post this last night BUT…

Under the weather today. It’s weird because the symptoms are so mild, but I am definitely fighting something. I feel it mostly in my stomach, which has been super fragile. Some achy-ness, too, and a little tiny bit of post-nasal drip. And tired. Super duper wiped. I got it from visiting the kids, I’m sure.

Work continues to be slow, but there are a couple things coming in tomorrow. That’ll be good. And I keep plugging away on getting myself set up for...

Day 4,009: Croissant

What is the biggest risk I’d be willing to take—but I haven’t been able to?

Nothing is coming to mind immediately with this prompt. I think it might be the word “risk,” actually, which can connote things in the negative, but I think they mean the other direction, like, opportunity. Still, nothing is coming to mind, immediately, lol. Like I mentioned a few blog posts ago…I’ve taken the big risks. I moved to LA to “make it” as an actor. I quit my corporate job to write full-time. I married a sm...

Day 4,008: Smoky

What’s my favorite movie?

Liz actually asked me this question a day or two ago; the WordPress question of the day didn’t update from the previous one, so why not? I’ll give a stab at it. Thanks, bear!

My stab at it is that I have several favorite movies. I don’t know if I could pick just one. The first one the comes to mind, however, is always Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, and it’s because it blew me away when I was a kid. It scared me at first. And it wasn’t even my first Trek movie. T...

Day 4,007: Viz

What have I been working on?

That, my friends, has been the subject of almost every single blog I’ve ever written. Ha! But yes: what am I working on?

Right now: I’m working on my fifth Glory Series novel, the awkward middle step between my rough outline and the detailed, scene-by-scene outline. There are lots of gaps in between the two, lots of important stuff to fill in, and so I sit in my writing chair each day and try not to get distracted while I stare into the abyss of not knowing wha...

Day 4,006: Detective

What is something most people don’t know about me?

I’m having a hard time answering this one. I’m pretty much an open book to those around me, and to everyone else, man, I’d imagine they don’t know anything about me, lol.

I know people have expressed surprise to me when learning about my family makeup; that I grew up with just my mom, never met my biological father, got adopted by the man my mom married—Jon Heinichen—and they had two children together: Scott and Russell. Then we adopted my...

Day 4,005: Pro Tip

When I think of the word successful, who comes to mind and why?

Huh. An interesting question. Who do I think is ‘successful?’ I hate it, but I guess the first person, or group of people I think of are authors who’ve sold more books than I have. I don’t hate so much because it’s a bad thing to sell a lot of books—that’s obviously something I’m working really hard towards right now…but I hate it because it makes me feel less-than. I also think of authors who’ve written better books than I have,...

Day 4,004: Agency

Are you taking enough risks in your life?

I struggle with taking risks, for sure. I am a rule-follower, I always have been, and I never do anything just off the cuff. I’m a chronic over-preparer. But that said…

Yeah. I actually think I do take enough risks. Like, being an author is a risk. I put myself out there for judgement in a way that very few people do—in a way that I didn’t do for a very, very long time. And I am super happy with myself for doing so now. It’s hard ass work. It’s a h...

Day 4,003: Apple ID

What makes a good neighbor?

It’s pretty easy to be a good neighbor as far as I go: just keep mostly to yourself. As in, you handle your business. Your responsibilities are something you take pride in, and you make sure your affairs are sorted to the best of your ability. I think that comes from the years we spent as apartment managers; our favorite tenants were the ones we never heard from unless there was something legit that needed to be taken care of, which was exceedingly rare. I prize th...

Day 4,002: Keep To Right

What could I try for the first time?

Modeling. No, not the take-pictures-of-me kind; I mean the plastic kits, glue and painting kind.

I have the gear for it. I bought it all four years ago. But I haven’t used it yet. I really want to. Honestly, I’m scared, though. Not of modeling, specifically, but of doing anything for the first time. I just became aware of that, actually. I think I’ve always been scared of doing things for the first time; it’s only now that I recognize it. Fear of failur...

Day 4,001: Stinky Butt

What have I been putting off doing?

That’s the WordPress prompt today. Daily question. I’ll give it a try. Not sure if I’ll stick with WordPress’s prompts, but it works for tonight since I haven’t looked up anything else yet.

I’ve been putting off doing SO MUCH. The first thing that came to mind was cleaning our floors. Like, scrubbing them down back to pristine condition. They’re a light color of wood, so you can see that shit if you look closely. Ugh. I hate it. The problem is that it ta...