I’m not very good at it yet, but I’m trying to get better at talking about my work when I have something to say. There are so many things I never share because I don’t know how. I hope you can be patient with me while I learn.
Category: General
red envelopes for the wrong new year
Happy New Year, friends.
I hope your New Year’s Eve was lovely. Mine was uh… loud. The place where I live is surrounded by neighbors setting off fireworks for miles, all of it shooting up into the sky like a long-distance conversation of noise and light.
I also got co-opted for a neighbor’s drum concert, set live in a storage closet, fog machine and strobe lights included. Like I said—loud.
- I posted an AU of an upcoming book on AO3 yesterday: Safe to Hold.
- And idk if anyone here partakes in Amazon, but if so, The Electric Hymnal is free until January 4th. aka the one with the Catholic incubus. This book has always been kind of an unloved little duckling, but it still has a soft spot in my heart.
Thanks for sticking by me through another year. I really hope 2025 is the best year to come for all of us. If you’ve fought your way through 2024 tooth and nail, I hope you get some well-deserved rest. And if you’re tired of resting and ready to shake things up, I hope 2025 gives you plenty of opportunity to do the things you care about.
Love you! See you in the new year <3
I have a more substantive blog post coming… maybe.
spent the day doodling increasingly specific libraries and lecture halls for this upcoming bananas university omegaverse story ✌️
Pretty blorbo creep
This is probably one of the dumbest things I do, but sometimes I think about whatever the equivalent of power creep is in my books—pretty blorbo creep. The point of diminishing returns on loveliness? All of my characters are the fairest in the land, but occasionally I’ve sat down and tried to rank them for my own edification.
Here’s my current list, btw, from most to least beautiful. This is completely unserious:
- White
- Nice / Galahad (sorry, they’re tied)
- Lynx
- Charis
- Durant
White and Nice have the edge on being supernaturally lovely. Galahad is just freakishly beautiful despite being completely human. Lynx and Charis are bringing up the rear as also human, but, you know, kpop idols so still gorgeous. I think Durant has more charm than bewitching good looks, but I do think he’s very handsome, too.
I want to toss another character up there, but if I did, I’d have to out myself on my Super Secret Pen Name, and I’m not sure I’m ready for that commitment yet 😛
Sickness and Health
It’s been a really rough month and a half. First I caught covid, which led to a really scary asthma exacerbation, and now I’m dealing with some really exhausting side effects while adjusting to new medication. I’m not having a good time, guys.
Which I say just because… I want to say something. To let you know how I’m doing and not just disappear. I’d like it if it was something more positive and fun, but, well, this is where I’m at.
I’m trying my best and trying to be kind to myself in these times. Hopefully I’ll feel good about writing again soon. <3