Scheduling Conflicts

2017-04-262017-04-26 Miss Poison Writing Appointments, Bad Days, Doctors, Honesty, Life, Musings, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Stress, Writing

When you suffer from any form of chronic illness, you can choose, or not choose, to see your life as a bunch of doctor's appointments. I try not to, but lately... Without insurance, I didn't have to think about it. I only went when I had no other choice, and there are doctors I'm still … Continue reading Scheduling Conflicts

A Broken, Pretty Mess

2017-04-23 Miss Poison Writing Doctors, Emotional Pain, Emotional Support, Honesty, Musings, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Stress, Struggling, Unhappiness, Writing

When I came home Wednesday afternoon, after being at the doctor's office for HOURS (You know your doctor is good when EVERYONE wants to see her.), I didn't realize how awful I felt. I remember coming inside, hanging up my coat, taking in the mail, feeding Cat and Kitten a little earlier than usual, changing … Continue reading A Broken, Pretty Mess

Easier Said Than Done

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I'm having one of those days when I'm close to checking myself into a hospital to prevent a complete and total nervous breakdown. My doctor's appointment went really well though. 🙂 Of course, I question whether it went well because I eliminated the word "Fibromyalgia" from my vocabulary, or if it would have been okay … Continue reading Easier Said Than Done

Nothing But The Blues

2017-04-17 Miss Poison Writing Colors, Monday, Musings, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Writing

People say you can tell a lot about someone based on their favorite color(s). I disagree. Many moons ago, my favorite colors were red and black. I openly admit this was heavily influenced by someone else. Now the only time you see me wear red is on race day OR if I'm crazy pissed off. … Continue reading Nothing But The Blues

Editing & Earl Grey

2017-04-142017-04-14 Miss Poison Writing April, Characters, Editing, Flow, Musings, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Storytelling, Writing

Good writers know when their story is finished. We don't question it; we just instinctively know "This is where to stop." and often times, we're satisfied with that. What do you do when your story is still being told and you're magnetically pulled to keep on writing? I'm ass deep in alligators on this rewrite. … Continue reading Editing & Earl Grey

You Never Plan For This

2017-04-13 Miss Poison Writing Being Sick, Honesty, Musings, My Brother, Pain, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Sadness, Stress, Writing

There's nothing more unpretty than me when I'm sick. I don't just mean looks-wise, I mean in the miserable troll sense. I'm a terrifying, sleeping dragon on a good day, but when I'm sick I'm the three-headed dog from Harry Potter & The Sorcerer's Stone. I take a lot of precautions to avoid getting sick. … Continue reading You Never Plan For This

Letting It Pass

2017-04-10 Miss Poison Writing Acceptance, Belonging, Feelings, Focus, Health, Honesty, Judaism, Life, Musings, Observations, Passover, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Thoughts, Writing

People make an awful lot of assumptions when you keep the majority of your thoughts private. They desperately try to read your body language and facial expressions, but they don’t know what any of them mean, so again, they make assumptions. I’m not the kind of person anyone should be making assumptions about. I have … Continue reading Letting It Pass

“Who Are You?”

2017-04-04 Miss Poison Writing Beta Readers, Characters, Friends, Honesty, Manuscripts, Musings, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Reading, Writing

A few days ago a family member offered to read my new manuscript. It was a very "Alice In Wonderland" moment. I damn near said "Whooo Are YOU?" and everything, just like the caterpillar asks Alice. I turned my face to the right, in utter mortification. "I can be objective." was their argument. Um, I'd … Continue reading “Who Are You?”

Square One

2017-03-30 Miss Poison Writing Drafts, Frustration, Honesty, Manuscripts, Musings, Poison In Lethal Doses, Rewrites, Stress, Telling Your Story, Writing

Square One What happens when you’ve written multiple drafts of the same novel, in a month, and you find yourself liking both versions that are relatively complete? I suspect this doesn’t happen to a lot of people, but it has happened to me. After staring at each of them on and off for a full … Continue reading Square One

Page After Page

2017-03-27 Miss Poison Musings, Poison In Lethal Doses, Writing Authenticity, Characters, Direction, Honesty, March, Musings, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Reading, Writing

In less than a month, I've written over 220,000 words. Does that sound like a lot? It is. To do it in such a short period of time is a testament to me pushing myself to write every single day, and not to give up when I've felt stuck. Even if I only managed one … Continue reading Page After Page