She Had Always Found Villains More Exciting…

Quote 2022-06-232022-06-25 Miss Poison Quotes Death, Heroes, Quotes, Reading, Soman Chainani, Villains, Writing

“She had always found villains more exciting than heroes. They had ambition, passion. They made the stories happen. Villains didn't fear death. No, they wrapped themselves in death like suits of armor! As she inhaled the school's graveyard smell, Agatha felt her blood rush. For like all villains, death didn't scare her. It made her … Continue reading She Had Always Found Villains More Exciting…

Do Not Disturb The Book Reader

Image 2022-05-272022-05-28 Miss Poison Images/Photos/Quotes Books, Images/Photos/Quotes, Reading

Are you reading anything worthwhile?

Writing, Reading, and Trying To Stay Focused

2021-01-12 Miss Poison Writing Books, Creativity, Focus, January, Musings, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Reading, Work, Writing

It was a bizarre first week of January, to say the least. I'm going to try not to talk about what happened at the Capitol Building because my brain is still trying to process the remnants of the act. I didn't know how much it would trigger my PTSD. Especially as someone I am familiar … Continue reading Writing, Reading, and Trying To Stay Focused

Checking In Post-Procedure

2020-11-02 Miss Poison November, Reading, Writing Health, Jim Butcher, November, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Reading, Writing

Hello, everyone. Nothing major to report. I should be okay-ish in about 2-4 weeks. I had a minor in-office procedure done this afternoon and practically ran out of the building screaming because, sick people. If you're sick, please stay home. Running to a hospital attached medical building might not be the smartest decision. I was … Continue reading Checking In Post-Procedure

Tools of The Trade

2019-06-082019-06-08 Miss Poison Books, Photos, Reading, Writing Anxiety, Books, Cassandra Clare, Emotions, Musings, Next Level Basic, Pens, Queen of Air and Darkness, Reading, Red Scrolls of Magic, Sadness, Stassi Schroeder, Stress, Wesley Chu, Writing

Being without my laptop has been trying these past few weeks. I'm SO READY to be writing and creating, and I hate being stalled. Poor thing is a very expensive paperweight at the moment. 😔 I don't want my creativity to dry up or meltdown. If anything, it's ramped up considerably. Talk about frustrating! I … Continue reading Tools of The Trade

When You Finish A Book…

Image 2018-12-17 Miss Poison Images/Photos/Quotes, Reading, Writing Books, Images/Photos/Quotes, Reading, Writing

A Written Word

Quote 2018-05-092018-05-12 Miss Poison Quotes Art, Books, Henry David Thoreau, Language, Life, Quotes, Reading, Words

“A written word is the choicest of relics. It is something at once more intimate with us and more universal than any other work of art. It is the work of art nearest to life itself. It may be translated into every language, and not only be read but actually breathed from all human lips; … Continue reading A Written Word

If You Read…

Quote 2018-03-272018-03-28 Miss Poison Quotes Amanda Craig, Quotes, Reading

“If you read fairy tales carefully, you’ll notice they are mostly about people who aren’t heroes. They don’t have special powers, or gifts. Often they are described as stupid. They are bullied, beaten up, robbed, starved. But they find they are stronger than their misfortunes." ―Amanda Craig

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?”