I was using #NaNoWriMo as a momentum builder this year--not really expecting 50K, but trying to make sure I wrote on the novel every day (I'm guilty of writing everything EXCEPT the novel when the going gets rough). And it worked! Adding at least 100 words a day since November 1 will eventually get me there. #CoSoWriters

First frost I’ve seen in North Carolina so far. Isn’t it pretty?

I’m famous today! Being interviewed on Behind The Pen: https://anchor.fm/behindthepen/episodes/NaPodPoMo-Day-29---Samantha-Bryant---author-e1rgp4r with Karina Kantas #writinglife #podcast

Uhoh. Looks like I’ve got writer’s block. It’s okay though. Don’t send help. #CoSoWriters #cosodogs

This is why my favorite coffeeshop is my favorite. Besides the great coffee and excellent pastries, they also have absurd comics. What do your favorite places offer?

It was dim and rainy here today, and too busy for my liking, especially on the last day of my little fall vacation. At least Mother Nature was watching out for me, and sent this beauty to my yard. #NaturePhotography #Nature #fall

Thinking about my great-gran today. Wondering what she would think of how my life has gone. https://medium.com/@mirymom1/a-woman-of-substance-8df655efb1c5 #family

It's been a minute since I did a reading roundup. #CoSoReaders What have you been reading lately? https://samanthadunawaybryant.blogspot.com/2022/11/my-reading-life-since-july.html

Don't forget your punctuation this #Thanksgiving Commas save lives! #Grammar #CoSoHumor

Well darn it. Christmas and Chanukah overlap this year. (I like it better when they don't). Any other folks here who celebrate both in their households? How do you balance it? #CoSoHolidays

It's looking like we might eat our turkey on the regularly scheduled day after all. Kid has been fever free for 2 days and their energy and appetite are coming back. So, I might be able to let the other kid and her honey come visit without worrying about giving them the flu! #Thanksgiving

For the Open Book blog hop today, we're talking about Team Dog vs. Team Cat. Do you have a side? (Bonus--most of the posts include animals pictures!) https://samanthadunawaybryant.blogspot.com/2022/11/cats-and-dogs-and-other-unexpectedly.html

I'm continuing to work on the 5th and final Menopausal Superhero novel as my NaNoWriMo project, and I'm happy to say that I'm feeling like I'm getting somewhere at long last. Ran across this little teaser I made when book 2 was new. Interesting where Walter and Jessica have ended up now! #CoSoWriters

Kiddo still sick. We’re trying the nap with a dog cure.

We've got a sick kiddo in la Casa Bryant--the flu :-( So that changes our weekend plans a bit. What's your favorite "this makes me feel better" trick?

Mushroom seen on today’s walk. I think it looks like a cookie. Or maybe I just want a cookie. #CoSoNature

Ah! Fall in the southern United States, where the plants aren’t sure if they should die back or bloom again.

It's been raining and raining in my corner of North Carolina today, which always makes me sleepy. But the boy-os still need to go out. So, here's Pumpkin putting up with a raincoat in hope of staying a little drier. #CoSoDogs

#CoSoWriters On Mondays I do a little blog hop called Open Book. There's a prompt about something to do with writing life and I'm enjoyed doodling around with them. This week we're talking about giving and receiving feedback. My main advice is the same as it is in most aspects of life: choose kindness. How do you deal with feedback? https://samanthadunawaybryant.blogspot.com/2022/11/dealing-with-feedback-open-book-blog.html

Getting arty with some pictures of my boy-os. You can't tell they're brothers, can you? #CoSoDogs