MJN: Fuzzy Thoughts

Rewriting and Revising: A Love Story

About a year ago I reread my first novel. It was horrible. I had just finished Novel 3 and my writing style had changed to a point that I could see the stark differences. Why had agents requested fulls? Why had this made finalist in several competitions? Why had people told me it was good?…
The Wonderful World of Quarantining One’s Self

I did move to Idaho. That really happened. November was a flurry of unpacking. December was bouncing between starting to meet people and travel. I had plans. I had resolutions. I started a meetup group. I got whooping cough. Whooping Cough or Pertussis is part of the vaccinations you should be getting in childhood. As…
Moving to Idaho

I am a little more than a month away from moving to Idaho. Life is changing around me fast now. Each week brings news of my current place changing hands and breaking down. The market in Colorado has risen too high. Oh I could stay, if I downsized to a room in someone’s house, went…
Symbolism in the Modern Spellcaster’s Tarot

When I got the Modern Spellcaster’s Tarot I was enthralled with the art but disappointed that the deck did not spend more time on the symbolism present in the cards. I spent the last six months, working through the deck and taking notation on the symbols I’ve found. You can download that here: [wpdm_package id=’81171′]…
New Moon Altar Cleaning

It’s that time again. A new moon means time to clean the altars. I have a few altars. In the 90’s there was a book series (and movie) called the Ya Ya Sisters club. Not really my thing at the time but one of the books in the series was called Little Altars Everywhere. That…
Time to Put the Deck Away

Having finished my third Hallowquest I think it is time to put the Arthurian Tarot away. I’ve been reading with these cards for nearly twenty years, nearly every day. I know them as well as I know standard tarot. But… I want to expand my readings. I use tarot of course but there more decks…
Contemplating Vegetarianism

Food is a dilemma. I was diagnosed with PCOS in 2009, officially, with various mentions of it beforehand. My first cyst was in 2002, that I knew was a cyst. I had random abdomen pain before but was told it was nothing. So who knows. Infertility aside, my body was taking insulin, storing it as…
I’m Still Here…

Aia is officially out of the house…though she’ll be back for three weeks this summer, it’s just a temporary stop before moving to her collage apartment. I fell as if I let a lot of things go. It’s easy when your sick, but it was worse than that. I couldn’t function most of the time.…
On Meal Delivery Services — Trying out Hello Fresh

Now with Aia gone, I decided to try a meal delivery service. I ran into quite a few hurdles but finally tried Hello Fresh. I probably won’t be doing this again. Choosing the Service Meal delivery services come in two types: Prep and No Prep. I looked at both but eventually went with a service…
Wrestling with Demons

I’ve spent the last year in revision hell. Rewriting book one was a good choice, but understanding what I’m doing with it? Well. We can’t all be prodigies. I think I’m finding that groove, though I still confuse the readers. Amid the pitfalls of EXPLAIN ALL THE THINGS and god we hate her…I’m finding that…
On Being Hacked

I’ve been struggling since last summer as my websites have been hacked over and over again. This week came the big one, where they tried a full on take over of all sites. They completely brought down my series bible, nearly erased Denver Fiction Writers, and finally the main site went down completely resulting in…
So she brought the cheese

I go early on Sunday’s to write. I usually get a drink and a lot of time I get the deviled eggs. Everything was mostly fine. I finished the eggs and was eating the puddle of cheese and bacon left on the place. Taking a bite, I set the fork down on the plate, engrossed…

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