My kids will be so embarrassed one day…
I was only a little late to the party, but I finally saw Across the Spider-verse and let me tell you… it was the second perfect movie of the year so far (Dungeons and Dragons was the first, but I would argue is more rewatchable TO ME, as that is a personal opinion). But of…
The first Camp NaNo is ending, and man, did the time fly by. But, just like with every other camp, I’ve learned (or relearned) a few things, so here are some notes from Camp NaNo! Start or change to an attainable goal Camp NaNo, unlike the full NaNoWriMo in November, where 50,000 words is the…
As I’m trying to finish a few projects and I figured my Kindle Vella novelette, Comics, Cons, and Clerics should be a priority to get published in paperback this year! I’m excited to announce that I hired the AMAZING Euryia Larson to design a new cover and she did not disappoint! So… it’s time for…
It’s here! FINALLY! (Today isn’t exactly the day, but we’re close! Preview showings for Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves start again tomorrow, Wednesday, March 29th!) This nerdy mom doesn’t get to see many things early (or ever at a theatre), saw Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves at the Amazon Prime Early Access showing…
Obviously, it’s been talked about a lot, but the DC Arrowverse is coming to an end with The Flash’s ninth and final season. Personally, I watched Arrow, The Flash, and Supergirl at the beginning, but life got in the way. Each show that I did watch had its own tone and appeal but ultimately formed…
Author’s note: Specter is a short story I also posted on my Reedsy profile from a weekly prompt, “Write a story about someone finding a monster under their bed.” I’ve posted several other stories on my Reedsy profile and will migrate them here as well. I posted one recently, which ended up being too long…
With all the craziness going on — both in my personal life and all the writing of short stories — I haven’t given an author update in a while. Sure, I’ve been posting several short stories both here and on my Reedsy profile, but no other updates of a personal nature. Well, here it is!…
With the news recently that my FAVORITE FRANCHISE, How to Train Your Dragon, is getting a live-action adaptation, what once would have been excitement has turned sour. Sure, rarely in the past did live-action adaptations live up to their animated counterparts. Changes are made to adapt to having real people or limitations in CGI (be…
Author’s note: Eleanor is a short story I also posted on my Reedsy profile from last week’s prompt, “Write a story using only dialogue.” I’ve posted several other stories on my Reedsy profile and will migrate them here as well. I posted one recently, which ended up being too long for the Reedsy site. Check…
Saphire hoarded gold and jewels her whole life, but now her joints hurt too much to climb her piles. What’s an old dragon to do?
Kazaf Vusk is awoken from slumber his familiar when the proximity spell goes off only to find the wayward traveler is his wayward love.
For those writers that participated in NaNoWriMo, maybe you have a full novel now after that month-long sprint, or maybe you have a novel from before… but what do you do after it’s written? Some people hire editors, and there are all kinds of editors. Developmental will help with story structure or a copy editor,…
I’ve been behind the game on a lot of shows (and movies… and books…) but recently I watched Sonic Prime on Netflix after having started Sonic Frontiers (thank you Black Friday Deals!). I will preface this review with — I watched Sonic cartoons as a child but never really played the game (I’m a Nintendo…
Whether you are a new or experienced writer, it’s always helpful to brush up on the basics. In this blog post, we’ll give you some tips for writing a successful short story. We’ll cover topics like defining a short story, the writing process, and publishing your work. By the end, you’ll have all the resources…
NaNoWriMo is coming soon (November 1st is right around the corner), and I’m trying SO HARD not to get off track. I really want to work on the novella that goes with my Christmas Confessions book (available here on Amazon or here on Barnes and Noble), but I know that if I even LOOK at…
The smells of a dewy spring morning eased me awake. I’d laid my head down on the desk just to think and get a moment of peace. Not fall back asleep. But that’s where I was, I guess. I knew staying up late to study for the math test would be a mistake. However, I…
It’s official! Friday, October 21st, my debut romance novel releases in paperback and e-book! If you haven’t heard of it before, here’s the synopsis: Former tabloid star Bella has made the most of her life since actually growing up, but all anyone ever remembers are the memes that still make the social media rounds from…
Author’s Note: This is actually a scene that will be fleshed out further in the prequel I am writing to Christmas Confessions. But since it’s Fictober, this prompt worked well for this chapter. Enjoy! Lucas’ sister Lexi idolized Bella Astor. Like ‘magazine clippings taped to the wall, knew every inch of Bella Astor’s life from…
I’m so, so, SO excited to announce that Christmas Confessions will release in paperback and e-book on October 21st! And in honor of Christmas Confessions release, and #fictober (prompts put up on Tumblr) I have a new short story of Bella and Lucas. Check out the new short story below! Might have more short stories…
It’s amusing. For as far as fanfiction has come over the years, so many writers (and readers) give fanfic a bad rap. Maybe you’re asking yourself, “What is fanfiction (fanfic for short)?” It’s ok, I get this question all the time from writers. Fanfiction is a work written by a fan in a property they…
A little background before we get into the story. This 1000% came about because of a lovely friend, the one and only Lilly Snow, made a random post on Twitter about there being phantom cats everywhere. Another friend, Sinnamon Carnelian, was absolutely correct in saying it would be a great story prompt. And thus… I…
My world is dark. Actually, dark is the wrong word. It’s shadows. It’s been a few cycles, and I’ve become attuned in that time, so it doesn’t seem new anymore. The terrain we weaved on was even and packed, easy for me to follow even without Adric holding my hand. But he was still so…
Being a writer is a funny thing. It’s like magic. There’s this story in our heads and somehow (still pretty sure it’s magic) we take the story and put it down in words and voila! After months (or years) of editing readers get to enjoy what was bugging us for so very long. And many…
There are plenty of reviews out there for Jurassic World Dominion. It was well known going into the movie that critics gave it a rotten score. That didn’t deter me much, as many science fiction and fantasy movies, not to mention kids movies, receive terrible reviews sometimes from people that don’t really get the genre….
Happy to announce: I wrote a short story. Waiting for you all to be shocked. LOL What you should be surprised by is that I got the short story done and not side tracked by starting a new fanfic (cough cough never done that cough). There’s a catch. It’s not posted here on Nerdy Mom…
Recently, I was floored to find out that after months of having my Kindle Unlimited subscription I never thought to look for manga and comics on there. What kind of oversight is that? A terrible one, that’s what it is. Especially considering, I borrow plenty of digital comics on my library’s Hoopla app! The only…
Well, it was a long time in the coming, didn’t come as fast as I had hoped but I am pleased to announce tomorrow, April 15th, 2022, my debut novelette releases exclusive to Amazon. Since it is in short format, it will be available as an ebook only (for $0.99) and on Kindle Unlimited. Preorders…
For those not in the know, not hanging around TikTok (am I too old for TikTok? No, the answer is no), there has been a particular item discussed at length on the sub-BookTok (for those bookishly inclined). The debate itself is that swaths of book readers, with major BookTok accounts who buy the whole series…
Hey everyone! The art and writing continue! For those that follow me on other social media, I have a new novelette I started on Kindle Vella, Darkspell: Justice. As I’m nearing the end of the first novelette in that series, I’m planning the release on Kindle Unlimited. Currently, Darkspell is planned as a 3 novelette…
I hope to have my novelette, Darkspell, out soon on Kindle Vella. In the mean time enjoy some flash fiction’s I wrote within the Darkspell universe. Excuse me… “Excuse me. I believe you dropped your…” The words fell apart as Oliver glimpsed the woman before him. Suddenly, he was ten again, running through the trees…
Well, I didn’t expect to have another blog post ready quite yet and still here we are. News first: One, my local writing group, The Writing Journey, just released the 2021 Anthology on Amazon. Triple Vision brings together 32 Chicago Area authors. “We often view life, just as we read and write fiction, through one…
Hey all! I’m back. Mostly. It’s been a while and there’s been a lot going on. My life has been a hectic mess and I needed a lot of time to focus on me and my health. But I wasn’t NOT doing anything during that time. My painting has fallen off but I hope to…
I’ve been a bit quiet over the last couple months with a lot going on in my life. I’m still painting but I need to find time to get back into it. But at the bottom I’ll share some of my more recent pours (which have been coming out GORGEOUS!). I am still working hard…
Man…trying to save a tv show is hard, long hours and…well…not going anywhere any time soon (open lawsuit and all). So, life must go on (to quote Dr. Ian Malcolm). I finished my awesome X-Men fanfic (link will be added to my fanfic links) and I’m still impressed. 68k words, a novel. With that and…
Really the title says it all. And I don’t exactly have a huge following, but every little bit helps. If you visit this blog regularly, know me IRL, or read the title of the blog then you know I’m a nerd. A huge nerd. I love Sci-Fi, I love fantasy, and I LOVE drama procedurals….
New novella exclusive to Nerdy Mom Writes blog.
There was a time, when I had to commute nearly an hour each way (not terrible I know but also not a great commute) and audiobooks were the way to go. But did you know that when you stay home with three children who are constantly making tons of noise that it’s much harder to…
Ok, it’s a few days after Valentine’s Day and I absolutely meant to get this blog post up on Sunday but such is life. I hinted on my instagram that I was doing an art challenge and I did. I tried for 1 week to do at least a little art. Mostly sketching freehand, and…
Man, I will not lie. I went on a rampage of writing since Nano! I have averaged over 50k words November, December and January. I am sure February will slow down a little. True to my attention going from thrillers to romance I am now watching WandaVision and got sucked back into my MCU obsession….
So, for anyone that knows me in real life knows that I am pretty eclectic in my likes. I was the girl in college that watched football on the guys side of the floor. When all the girls were gushing over the newest episode of America’s Next Top Model, I was waiting for the new…
…and theoretically I’m recharged. Right? Sure. I’d love to think that. But first, the more important news: After three years of participating I finally WON MY FIRST NANO! Look, got my fancy image and everything! This wasn’t without hardship: Between migraines that were absolutely wild and at the end of the month one of my…
Now if you haven’t seen this post, it’s making the rounds on social media. I’ve seen it both on Tumblr and Facebook. I have no idea how this ended. There was another post that a member of one group found that included very little information and that was it. I am posting a first draft…
Until this year I never thought writing as a hobby would be much more than that. Actually, that’s still all it is. But before it was strictly fanfic related. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I had nearly enough creativity to write a short story or novel that was my own original work….