Blogging today on defining yourself as a writer. Is it as simple as "a person who writes is a writer"? Or is there more to claiming that moniker? https://samanthadunawaybryant.blogspot.com/2024/02/still-writing-after-all-these-years.html #CoSoWriters

It’s funny because it’s true.

As the year flipped over, Sweetman and I got an electric car and so far I love it! (more details here: https://medium.com/@mirymom1/unexpected-joys-of-driving-an-electric-car-12f708d50c15)

How do you name your characters? We're exploring naming conventions for Open Book Blog Hop today. For me, it really varies from story to story. https://samanthadunawaybryant.blogspot.com/2024/02/naming-my-imaginary-friends-open-book.html #CoSoWriters

I love this part! When the proofs come and you get to see your story y’all formatted for publication and give it one last go over to make sure that nothing is out of place. #CoSoWriters

Got to participate in a fun panel about The Goonies, the classic 80s film that spoke to my heart. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQgtSS_Ytgs Sean Astin was a cutie, even if he hadn't learned to act yet.

#CoSoWriters Do you use a pen name? If you write in multiple genres do you use different pen names for different genres? Open Book is talking why we do or don't use them today. (I don't. One of me is already more than I can keep up with.) https://samanthadunawaybryant.blogspot.com/2024/01/pen-name-or-not.html

Stole some "me time" today and watched THREE movies, some of the Invisible Man flicks I was talking about yesterday: The Invisible Man Returns (baby Vincent Price!), The Invisible Woman (invisibility rom-com), and Invisible Agent (wartime patriotism). So much fun!

I bought myself a little present. I’ve long been a fan of the original Invisible Man movie (as well as the classic book by HG Wells), and I’m pretty sure I’ve seen the Abbott and Costello. But I’m very excited at the idea that there are four others that I’ve never even seen. Now all I need is a few hours to binge these! Do you enjoy old monster movies?

There was too much day in my day. And now that I'm to the "me time" I'm burnt. Bleaaaahhh!

Here's a bit of fun today. Open book blog hop is making digital jigsaw puzzles out of our book covers. Cute and fun distraction. https://samanthadunawaybryant.blogspot.com/2024/01/every-novel-is-puzzle.html

Just a little sneak peek of my next publication. My story is called “Suburban Blight”and takes place in a neighborhood suspiciously like the one I live in. When I write my creepy little stories about suburbia, they’re set in a fictionalized version of my own neighborhood called Shadow Hill. You’ll be able to get your own copy at the end of March. Watch this space for more details! #CoSoWriters #CoSoReaders

I had a moment very much like this nearly twenty years ago, when the man who had been my friend was about to become my permanent best friend, my Sweetman.

Like the characters in Paladin's Grace by T. Kingfisher, we'd both been hurt before and crossing that threshold was as terrifying as leaping off a cliff.

And there it was, captured perfectly on the page. This is why I read. #CoSoReaders

#CoSoReaders I'm reading Paladin's Grace by T.Kingfisher and it's breaking my heart in all the best ways. This is my second book by her (not counting her children's work published as Ursula Vernon). Any fans here at CoSo?

There’s nothing like selling a full series to a new reader. Such a show of faith! I’ll ridd high for days on that. Thank you, Tanya! #CoSoWriters

A bit of then and now comparison, 2007 and 2024. Odd, I feel the same inside.

Finally took a moment to reflect on what I read last year, and I read a lot of good things! Revisited some favorite authors, found some new ones. How about you? https://medium.com/we-paw-bloggers/2023-my-year-in-books-1c2a05980083 #CoSoReaders

Check out these beautiful game pieces for Wingspan! Sweetman picked them up for me. He’s the best!

#CoSoWriters #CoSoReaders Do y'all make use of BookBub? Either as writers promoting or readers finding deals? We're talking about it for the Insecure Writers Support Group blog hop today. https://samanthadunawaybryant.blogspot.com/2024/01/bookbub-or-bust-iwsg-post.html

I may not have accomplished much today, but I did find all of the words and spelling bee. That’s even cooler than when they call me a genius.