This evening’s writing session is brought to us by thunderstorms.I have an app on my phone where I’ve put together a mix of storm sounds. I play this when I’m writing my draft. The irony, as I realized during tonight’s actual thunderstorm, is that real storms don’t calm me down. I love them, but I’m usually …
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I have a free month of Amazon Prime and while searching for something else, I stumbled across a TV show called The Librarians. It’s set in a version of our world where magic exists but is secret. It’s got a group of geniuses who are responsible for keeping magic out of the hands of the bad …
Now that the temperatures are warm enough for short sleeves, I’ve pulled out my fangirl t-shirts. Can you recognize these without my explanations?Photo copyright 2026 by Vanessa Kier I love Raiders of the Lost Ark. Yes, I’m old enough that I saw it in the local movie theater when it first came out. This t-shirt is over …
While walking today along a path I’ve taken many times, it occurred to me that writing is like my walks. Even when I’m going down the same path – building characters, developing plot, filling in details – I always find something new and exciting.I never know what I’ll find on my walk. Like the sunlight hitting …