The Insecure Writer's Support Group is talking tools of the trade for their First Wednesday blog hop today. Me, I'm a Scrivener fan girl. What do you use? Why do you love it? https://samanthadunawaybryant.blogspot.com/2024/07/tools-of-trade-iwsg-post.html #CoSoWriters

How do you celebrate when you finish a project or creative endeavor? Do you go big? Give yourself a little treat? Or just move onto the next thing? https://samanthadunawaybryant.blogspot.com/2024/07/celebration-time-open-book-blog-hop-post.html #CoSoWriters

Today’s mood.

Guys! As of last night I finished the novel I’ve been working on for more than two years. It’s the fifth and final novel in my menopausal superheroes series and having never written a series Ender before, I found it a butt kicking task. But I’ve been on a writing retreat and as of last night I have a complete draft. Virtual drinks on me! #CoSoWriters

I'm on a writing retreat with my critique partners. It's WONDERFUL to ignore all my other responsibilities for a few days and focus soley on my writing. I can taste the end of this book at long last. Gotta say, if you can swing it, a writing retreat is a great creativity booster. #CoSoWriters

#CoSoReaders Open Book bloggers are talking today about under-rated or underappreciated books they love. What's one of yours? https://samanthadunawaybryant.blogspot.com/2024/06/under-appreciated-novels-open-book-blog.html

The "big girl" came over today and spent Father's Day with us. Weird to think that this photo was twenty years ago now, the spring we became a family. Time is a weird weird thing.

Got some new flower friends into my garden this weekend. How was yours?

It’s been a very writerly weekend around here: WriteHive panels and a reading, critique group reading, planning for Galaxycon, getting ready for a writing retreat, and—oh yeah—actually writing! #CoSoWriters

You know, I feel like there has been a lot of things that didn’t kill me up till now. Honestly, I ought to be able to throw cars or something by now.

I was finally well enough to take a walk in the park yesterday. The pollinator garden was humming!

My night visitor was still here come morning

Yesterday was a Covid recovery milestone: I wore shoes. I even went outside, briefly.

Did you guys watch Echo? I did a panel on it for ConTinual. I thought it was a very solid show. Maya's a really good complex character. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qu0YTKV7FMA

Clearly my Covid quarantine is making me stir crazy because I made a video today introducing my house plants to people. https://www.instagram.com/reel/C7fcCUig5P0/

So I'm feeling better, but I still have to isolate for at least one more day to try to avoid giving this monster to my husband and kid-still-at-home. Have I mentioned I'm a terrible patient? At least I can handle screentime again.

Well, I am back from my travels. But unfortunately I caught Covid along the way. I’ll be in about this position for a few days.

Glasgow by night. Out my hotel window.

On a tour boat at Loch Lomond. Scottish scenery!