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If you were to ask me what the most irritating start of a sentence was, I'd tell you it's the title of this blog post. I've had conversations between friends about the amount of egomaniacs and actual narcissists who use, "As an empath, I-" because the thing about an empath is that they don't feel… Continue reading As an Empath, I…
Its not even noon and the amount of discouraging tweets I've seen in the writing community is staggering. Call me a broken record, but Mercury is in retrograde for another day and the fact that there's a consensus of people feeling unmotivated in their writing careers makes me just a little relieved that we might… Continue reading I give up
Last night, I had one of the most bizarre dreams I can actively recall. I have a fairly active unconscious mind, so I dream often and I dream big. This time? I'm not gonna lie, it was a little frightening and confusing. Here goes: In the dream, I lived in an apartment complex which reminded… Continue reading Killer Dreams
Another Thursday review for you all and this time, we head to Oregon with Melanie West and Liza Harris (Melanie's grandmother) as they work against a deadline to open their bed and breakfast, The Merry Ghost Inn, a reportedly haunted mansion perfectly set right along the beach. Although a beautiful setting for Dead and Breakfast:… Continue reading Dead and Breakfast – REVIEW
Its no secret that I don't like my kids on social media. I have had absolute creeps around me that try to get to me through my kids, and I watch enough true crime to know how sick people can be. The most recent disgusting thing to have happened was a friend - I don't… Continue reading Mom Thoughts #1
I picked this book up, knowing the target audience was LGBTQ+. A lot of people don't know, but I'm part of the alphabet mafia. I think the reason people don't know, unless we talk on a regular basis, is because I never really had to "come out". I was never in the closet about my… Continue reading How It All Blew Up – REVIEW
*Please read the full post before commenting and TW: sexual assault* Since I was a toddler, I was used to sexual harassment and assault. I knew it felt wrong, but I didn't know it was wrong for a good long time. I've been molested, raped, assaulted by friends of the family, and still to this… Continue reading Sexual Misconduct in the Writing Community
Do you ever look back and wonder how you got to be where you are, exactly the spot you sit or stand? I know, it's a little early for an existential crisis, Raine, reel it in. A year ago, I was just about to leave my now ex-husband. I was crying almost every single day,… Continue reading No More Boxes
This book pretty much fell into my lap. I was looking for cozy mysteries without any other requirements - just your good ol' reliable, light-hearted murder mystery, right? I did that typical "judge a book by its cover" thing that we're all guilty of. Don't even try to lie to me, there's been a book… Continue reading Sprinkle with Murder – REVIEW
Anytime I tell people what my main genre of writing is (because I can't limit myself to one, but it's the one most of my projects fall under), I get this question: Literally, what the fresh f#%! is a cozy, Raine? I don't really know what folks expect me to say so I always go… Continue reading What are Cozy Mysteries?
