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Chronically Writing - The Spinning Wheel

I've always seen life, especially with chronic illness, as a spinning wheel. The universe is constantly taking a turn at it. Just when you think something is going good or you get used to life, something else stops you and drops you to the ground. It might not seem like a lot. You're used to being hit all the time. You're always waiting for the other shoe to drop. But this is different. This is a power that you do not understand. It's your own body. From the inside, it attacks you. It's...

#Break #Thankful

Here is the end of the first part of season 4 of #BehindTheScenes and #TriviaTuesday The next two months are generally busy for us. But there is a series that also begins its fourth season - #Thankful in which I talk about the things I am thankful for. It's not just a self-reflection for me, but a look into the things that life has handed us because I chose to be an indie author full time. You can find it on my social media from today until Thanksgiving, which falls on the 27th this year....

#FindOut Friday Answers 38

Happy Halloween and a blessed Samhain, everyone! Here are the spooky #FindOutFriday answers. How many ones did you get? Comment below! Trebuchets - These medieval machines, first built in the Middle Ages, were for sieges. Until gunpowder came along, these catapults were the ultimate weapons. Seeing them in many movies involving Scottish independence from England inspired the fireballs in Casting Shadows onward. The machines were ferocious and exacted extensive damage. Child Marriage - It is a...

#BehindTheScenes 59 - Car Rides

Ahh, the car ride. Those were the best and the worst memories I had with my father. While this #BehindTheScenes is more of a memory, it does affect me as an author. These road trips with my father inspired a lot within me. It was not only the quiet moments filled with music, although that was the coolest part dealing with him. It was the long road ahead and the stories along the way. Growing up, I never took an airplane trip. My family took a LOT of car trips, though. We visited all the New...

#FindOut Friday Answers 37

Hey, everyone! Here are the answers to this week's #TriviaTuesday. How many did you get right? Let me know in the comments below! Souvenirs - There are many mentions of souvenirs throughout the book series. The one I wanted to focus on was in From Across the Sea . Victoria heard rumors about the Demons of the Cross, a militant Christian group terrorizing the freed lands. One of them was that they liked using human skin as a coat and used ears as good luck charms. Soldiers from across all ages...

Chronically Writing - Autism Masking

"You don't look disabled." "No! You don't look autistic!" Those are things that I hear often. They are right. I am thirty-six years old and have managed life pretty ok. Although it took a while, I have a Bachelors in Educational Studies. I am self-employed as an author. I have a son and a husband and two fur babies. I own my home and can pay my bills, take phone calls and answer the door. Take walks and act civilized in public mostly. Smile and greet people. Run and play with my son. Use the...

#BehindTheScenes 58 - Dog Mom

I've talked about all the fur babies. Now, it's time to focus on Tips. As this #BehindTheScenes talks about, I loved dogs long before...

#FindOut Friday Answers 36

Here we are, back for another episode of #FindOutFriday on this autumn day. These are the answers. How many did you guess right? Let me...

#BehindTheScenes 57 - Fan Fiction Beginnings

I had an active imagination when I was younger...and this #BehindTheScenes is going to prove it. Maybe. But it was where I began writing...

What's Up With the Amendments?

Or why I chose a meme with the US Constitution's first amendment. Or why I have been a little more outspoken about the hottest issues of...