The Little Things

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You know you're a writer who lives and dies by her laptop when replacing your laptop battery is a big deal. What's worse, you're excited about the fact that you got it for a good price and it should be here sooner rather than later. The fact that I considered getting a second one "just … Continue reading The Little Things

Sick & Tired

2014-10-20 Miss Poison Cats, Chronic Pain, Fibromyalgia, Honesty, Images/Photos/Quotes, Inspiration, Kittens, Life, Mondays, Musings, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Stress, Work, Writing Chronic Pain, Fibromyalgia, Honesty, Mondays, Poison In Lethal Doses, Reading, Rest, Sleep, Stress, TV, Weekends, Writing

I am sick & tired. Mostly of being both of the aforementioned. Because I have Fibromyalgia, my body responds differently to the weather and a lot of other external things that I, personally, cannot control. I have heightened senses, so a lot of smells make me sick and I often have to retreat to my … Continue reading Sick & Tired

A Job Well Done

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I feel good. I have completed editing over 94,000 words in less than three weeks, way ahead of schedule. I was invited to submit a proposal on an "invitation only" job and got it in a matter of an hour or so. It's a read-through with notes, it won't take me very long. I just … Continue reading A Job Well Done

The Power Of Social Media

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I openly admit that social media annoys me. You can pretty much guarantee you will never see me using Twitter. I adamantly refuse. If you cannot read and follow it here, you don't need to see it in an alternate place. I have a minor addiction to Pinterest, which has waned a bit in the … Continue reading The Power Of Social Media

The Darkness Follows

2014-10-05 Miss Poison Fibromyalgia, Honesty, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Uncategorized, Writing Beauty, Butterflies, Darkness, Depression, Family, Fibromyalgia, Honesty, Judaism, Pain, Poison In Lethal Doses, Tradition, Writing, Yom Kippur

Hello everyone! Before I say more, I'd like to take a moment to welcome all the newcomers that have hopped on board in the last week or so, and especially anyone that has taken the time to read and comment. It's been absolutely lovely to see. 🙂 I don't know if everyone experiences moments of … Continue reading The Darkness Follows

Addressing An Issue

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I wrote something yesterday that upset someone. It might have upset more than one person, no one else said anything, but in all fairness, I did write and post it late. In reality, I know who cares about me and who doesn't. As we've established, I am not an attention seeker. If I was, the … Continue reading Addressing An Issue

Little Unknown Facts

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Very few people know this about me, but I was once a Journalism Major. I had a double major (Journalism & Creative Writing) and a double minor (Writing For Television & Languages). I was constantly writing something at the time, and I still have a lot of my notebooks even though I have since moved … Continue reading Little Unknown Facts

Does Creativity Pay?

2014-09-13 Miss Poison E-books, Fibromyalgia, Health, Honesty, Poison In Lethal Doses, Things That Enrage Me, Thoughts, Unbelievable Crap, Unfiltered, Writers, Writing Creativity, Ebooks, Finding Work As A Writer, Honesty, Poison In Lethal Doses, Unfiltered, Writing

It’s Official, I Lack The Ability Of Dumbing Myself Down A few weeks ago I officially signed up with an on-line Freelancing service that allows you to submit proposals for a laundry list of writing jobs, as well as other creative endeavors. Every single job that I am 1000% perfect for has either been A) … Continue reading Does Creativity Pay?

Something New, Something Old…

2014-08-06 Miss Poison Being Real, Honesty, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Unedited, Unfiltered, Writing Lisa Marino, Poison In Lethal Doses, Returning To My Roots, Writing

Sometimes, it's good to return to your roots. It helps remind you where you come from, how far you have come from step one, and how much more you intend to achieve. "Poison In Lethal Doses" was always my place to be brutally honest. That will continue on here. It was my "Say anything, and … Continue reading Something New, Something Old…