Author of the NYT Bestselling Anita Blake Series and Merry Gentry Series. Bio-geek. Thought seriously about being a wildlife biologist before writing won out.
Joined November 2008
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Not even Christmas music can block out current news so Iāve got So Iām editing to āThe West Wingā on headphones. There is something so soothing about it.
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First lotus of summer! They are so big and pink and luscious like joy in physical form.
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My goal today is to stay offline and listen to the pouring rain, drink tea/coffee and finish editing this chapter thatās been beating me for days. Today I will win and then Iām back to editing the hallway scene. Gods, this is my least favorite part of writing.
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Editing required a new scene my editor & I had agreed on. First first draft in weeks. Got carried away forgot lunch, so guess Iām getting dinner. My Adhd is thrilled & exhausted. My autism is hating the total disregard of schedule. AuHD diagnosis lets me know whatās happening.
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Itās been a long, hard month this week. Anyone else feel the same?
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Writing went much better today. I had to cut 2 days worth of pages because itās too late in the edits to add new scenes that arenāt on the list my editor & I agreed on. Plus no adding 1st draft parts in a very final draft because my ADHD is bored with editing & wants new toys.
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This is how my writing went today. How did yours go?
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Morning view while I drank my second cup of caffeine.
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Laurell K. Hamilton retweeted
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When Swifts ground, they're in danger. They can't get airborne again without help... please read the quoted thread for advice on what to do if you find a grounded Swift, please retweet it & bookmark it too! šš¦ā¤ļø
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This is a Swift. sometimes they can end up on the ground. This is where they need YOUR help!
Swifts arrive back to the UK from April/May to nest. šŖŗ (A THREAD)
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Motherās Day gifts from my daughter this year are awesome. Then she & my husband gave me the gift I want & get every year possible to not have to take care of anybody else by myself for the rest of the day. All food ordered in, and I am off duty as mom for the rest of the day.
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This beast of a book is the Merry Gentry book after A Glimmer of Death. My dyslexia doesnāt like editing on screen so I print out and write changes long hand before transferring back to the computer.
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My husbandās ADHD has always been worse than mine. I was driven, focused until my hormones went left now Iām struggling the way Iāve seen him do for years. I apologized to him for all the times I was impatient. We both had ADHD, why couldnāt he do what I did? Estrogen, thatās why
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Our kittens minutes after birth three years ago this week. Marshmallow, Smaug, Agatha, plus their brother Graham. He was adopted into another home with a kitten brother from another mother.
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Happy Birthday to Marshmallow, Agatha, and Smaug! They were born in rescue three years ago today. It is also the birthday of my grandmother who raised me. I took it as a sign of love and healing, and that is exactly what it has been. Thank you St. Louis Pet Rescue!
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The Lady garden survived the storms. The fountain which is the focal point of the garden was broken before hand. If I had been thinking, I wouldāve taken the statue into the garage along with the potted plants, but the Goddess stood tall and firm in the face of all the weather.
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Boonville, Arkansas you have an active tornado without a warning going off according to Max Velocity.
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Went to bed early. Woke to tornado sirens. Now down in the basement with family and pets. Itās a warning, so everyone in St. Louis area stay safe.
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A mug that makes me think of Anita and rereading Crimson Death to refresh myself on what character before I sit down to write the new Anita Black novel? Can you guess?
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Magnus, Agatha, and Smaug enjoying my office view as I write new Anita Blake. The book is an a scene with Wedding prep and mother-in-lawās from hell, but the short story idea is her armed to the teeth and hunting rogue monsters. Which should I write today?
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