Fall in love with the unexpected

Autumn Favorites: Pumpkin Spice Horror Edition

2024-10-16
SE White
Blogging, Friday Favorites, Recommendations, Top 10 Lists

AKA my Favorite Fall Weather Reads Yes, I am one of those annoying people who love pumpkin spice and celebrate the season it shows up in everything. I admit this with zero shame, because pumpkin spice is the best. And you know what’s even better? Apples. And caramel. And caramel apples. And butternut squash, pecans, maple, cinnamon, cloves…basically every food item in autumn. I have learned how to make pumpkin spice (it’s super easy) so I can include the flavor…

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The Insecure Writer’s Support Group Gets Spooky

2024-10-02
SE White
Insecure Writer's Support Group Post, Top 10 Lists

Welcome back to an Insecure Writer’s Support Group Wednesday! I missed the whole summer of posts, due to traveling internationally and just being a lazy writer this summer. But I’m back and ready to contribute again, so here we go! This month the co-hosts are Nancy Gideon, Jennifer Lane, Jacqui Murray, and Natalie Aguirre! The whole point of this group is to connect, contribute, and inspire, so clicky-click on their links and do your thing. If you’d like to sign up for the blog hop…

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In my defense . . . I was traveling internationally

2024-10-01
SE White
Goals and Hopes, Silliness, Top 10 Lists

And I was left unsupervised? IDK, I have had a dream for many years and that dream is to go back to Europe. I went in 2005 to the United Kingdom, and haven’t been back since because life is not overflowing with travel money. But the wish remained all these years, so I planned and saved and finally (FINALLY) made it reality. So as a half apology that I missed so many months of blogging, and half a brag because…

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10 Fun Pranks to Play on a Bookworm

2024-06-26
SE White
Silliness, Top 10 Lists

Although a substantial portion of us are introverted and pranks are associated with attention-getting extroverts, the reality is that a lot of us introverts love a well played trick. We can have a wickedly quiet sense of humor, and it can come out in some surprisingly literary ways. Here are ten ways to pull a literary joke on your favorite book-loving friend. (With thanks to Ginni Chen over at Barnes and Noble blog for some of the ideas used, you…

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Book Tropes: Oh No, Looks Like There’s Only One Bed

2024-06-12
SE White
Blogging, Romance Tropes, Top 10 Lists

Today’s niche trope is not so niche. It’s kinda everywhere, from books to movies to TV. It’s a perennial favorite for a reason, though, and that reason is sweet, sweet TENSION. Having the question of “who gets the bed? How do we share?” shoved into the character’s faces basically forces them into a pivot point in their relationship. If they’ve been denying their feels, they will be feeling some kinda thing ALL NIGHT. If they’ve been trying to keep it…

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The Insecure Writer’s Support Group is Getting Nostalgic

2024-04-03
SE White
Blogging, Insecure Writer's Support Group Post

It’s the first Wednesday of April, which means it’s time to raise our insecurity flags and let them be torn from our fingers to go where the wind takes them. Together, we can release those pitiful pennants of doubt and self-consciousness, always trying to keep us from getting our writing out into the world. BACK, BLISTERING BANNERS OF INSECURITY. BACK, WE SAY. If you’d like to sign up for the group yourself, you can click here and be welcomed. As…

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The Insecure Writer’s Support Group Chats About A.I.

2024-03-06
SE White
Insecure Writer's Support Group Post, My Books, Writing Process

The first Wednesday of every month is IWSG day. Come join in! You get unlimited amounts of insecurity, advice, a safe place to air your worries out, and cookies* (*they’re digital, but it still counts. Come join the Dark Side). Our wonderful co-hosts for the March posting are Kristina Kelly, Miffie Seideman, Jean Davis, and Liza @ Middle Passages! Tell them thank you by stopping by their sites to say hello. And the question for this month is: Have you “played” with AI to…

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My Favorites Books That Are a Little Bit Twisted

2024-02-21
SE White
Blogging, Recommendations, Silliness, Top 10 Lists

My Favorite Plot Twists I love a good twisty moment in a book but I will admit I don’t go out actively seeking them. This is because I tend to be a pretty oblivious person at the best of times and small details fly far, far over my head while I hum along, blissfully ignorant below. Hi, I’m Dory. As a character trait, it makes things like walking down a hallway without banging my elbows on doorknobs something of an…

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The Insecure Writer’s Support Group Judges Your Website

2024-02-07
SE White
Insecure Writer's Support Group Post, My Books, Silliness

It’s the first Wednesday of the month, and thus it is IWSG day. The group is a haven for all anxiety, and insecurities. We meet (online! the socially anxious may now doubly rejoice) every month to share, support, and encourage each other. To sign up for the group yourself, head over to the sign up page and prepare to bask in the warmth of our support. No, really. Support and caring. Each month members of the group co-host to keep…

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