First, let me say that this is not an inspirational post. Nope, not at all. In fact, you could continue right past this post without any side effects. Well, except that crazy demon flu you might contract, but that's not this post's fault. Something you may not know about demon flu is that 1 in 5 people get it in their lifetime. It's true! Look it up. You might already have it. I recommend reading about it on the very credible source cjethingtonwiki.com. That bitch knows everything.
Okay, so that site doesn't really exist, but it totally should.
Anyway...
On to the actual post.
A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS:
RAIN- I've been looking forward to a rain storm for the past few weeks. Today, it finally hit. Now my back porch is wonderfully damp with the smell of cedar emanating off my deck. It smells clean and natural. Not at all like the smoky smell we've had for the past week.
WRITING GAMES- I've played writing games since I was a little girl. My first game ever was to redesign the way I saw things. I would describe an object as I saw it then I would eliminate every adjective and adverb I already used and describe it again. In high school, we played a game called "Victim or Villain." I would ask each of my friends which they wanted to be then write them into a story that way. I love my friends for mixing it up and not always choosing to be the villain. Some of them even got to be the hero, though I never gave them that option. A couple years ago, my brother and I started a game where he would challenge me with a word. That word had to appear in the next paragraph of whatever I was writing. He is immortalized in every book I write through this game.
FAMILY- I have the greatest family ever. It's better not to argue with me. Unless your brother is Iron Man, your sister is Jennifer Lawrence, or you're married to Jensen Ackles, there's no point in arguing because you'll lose.
COFFEE- Without you, I am nothing.
MY WRITING TEAM- I have some of most amazing people on my team. They put their own lives aside and spend countless hours in my scary little brain just so I can create my stories. I should probably start a GoFundMe campaign to pay for their therapy. They never complain, though. Instead, they ask me what's next and make sure I have proper medical care when I bang my head against the wall in frustration. They are the reason most of my manuscripts haven't been reduced to ash or tiny shreds of paper.
Finally, MY GRAPHIC DESIGNER- He puts countless hours into each and every image and cover. Meanwhile, he balances his full time job, his kids, and his crazy wife (me). Just look at the beautiful cover of Oil and Vinegar below. Enough said.
What are a few of your favorite things?
