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

Cat And Kitten Send Mommy To The Doctor

2017-04-19 Miss Poison Writing Anxiety, Cat and Kitten, Doctors Appointments, Exhaustion, Health, Migraines, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Stress, Writing

I know what you're thinking. "This is the first time they've thought of it in all the years they've owned you?!" In all seriousness, I made the appointment myself, long before my Urgent Care fiasco of last Tuesday. However, at 5:00 a.m., I really don't need Large Paws (Kitten) walking all over me from head … Continue reading Cat And Kitten Send Mommy To The Doctor

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

Doubting Myself

2017-04-092017-04-09 Miss Poison Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Reading, Writing Direction, Doubts, Fibromyalgia, Honesty, Pain, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Reading, Telling The Story, Writing

All writers have moments when they feel unprepared. Me? On occasion I will say “I wish I were talented.” or “I can’t write this.” In other words, even the best of us have bad days. Or weeks. We all have a little doubt, or we’d be completely full of crap. I hold it in really … Continue reading Doubting Myself

“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?”

Friday Night Rewrites

2017-03-31 Miss Poison Writing Exhaustion, Friday, Honesty, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Rewrites, Stress, Writing

I started rewrites on this novel late last night/very early this morning. I'm fifty pages in and I've never felt more like crying for a protagonist in my life. For the record; she's never made me feel like this before, so I feel protective and unsure. I thought a new introduction to the story would … Continue reading Friday Night Rewrites

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