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Tag: observations

  • WTF JULY 2025

    This month, I learned, definitively, that the phrase “team player” in a work environment or on a resume, actually means “door mat” in a business environment.

  • July Progress Report

    We are now working on the art for the fantasy series. Maps, cover art bits, things like that. I’ve started editing the manuscript for the first in the fantasy series for epub and pdf. But what have we learned now that we are a PUBLISHED AUTHOR (buymybookASpecialBlwndofCrazybuymybook)? We’ve learned that when you hold a physical…

  • Mental Health Wednesday: Diet

    Depression can suck the energy out of me. Some days I literally cannot summon the raw will to go to the bathroom and swish some mouthwash. Just mouthwash. Brushing teeth? Flossing? When I’m struggling just to care about breathing? I should eat, but thinking about making something is tiring. Thinking about chewing is tiring. I…

  • Mental Health Wednesday May 2025

    Nothing here is medical advice. This is only a recounting of my own experiences. If you see something here that raises a question, ask your medical provider. I have a load of journals. I’ve tried so many and continue most of them. I’ve plans to try more different kinds. I’m not consistent, though. Consistent journaling…

  • Breathe

    It is important, during times of stress, to pause,  and just fucking breathe. I have to remind myself of that, a lot. Truth be told, I tend to remind myself of it AFTER I’ve made a mistake in the “oh, shit” moment, but I suppose it’s important that I at least remembered to breathe at…

  • IWSG March 2025 – Formatting Is No Joke

    One of the things a self-published author must do is take their manuscript after editing, and then format it according to the rules of the distributor service. Epub isn’t so bad. Mostly spacing and the use of Heading Styles. Make sure you rip out all the random bits of commands hiding in the script, so…