goals & progress

March 18, 2014March 18, 2014Leave a comment

A quarterly update on my progress: to finish and publish Dreamwalkers to finalize the print edition of Hitchhikers and offer a giveaway or two (if goal #1 happens) to finish and publish Scavengers and to possibly finish some of my other works-in-progress, including Blood Countess and another new WIP that I haven’t even added to the site yet! be able to … Continue reading goals & progress

finally – the halloween costume post!

November 18, 2013December 2, 2013Leave a comment

Inspiration: steampunk circus inspired by The Night Circus. I based my look off of this Simplicity pattern: Rather than buying the yards and yards of fabric that would be needed make the overcoat, and then having to actually SEW an overcoat, I decided to use what I had on hand: This was my winter coat from … Continue reading finally – the halloween costume post!

Television as inspiration

September 6, 2012September 7, 2012Leave a comment

Most of the time, TV is a huge distraction for my writing. But other times, television can inspire action. I usually end up sitting at my sewing machine when I watch "Project Runway." It's something about those designers sewing an entire outfit in a matter of hours that makes me feel guilty about that dress … Continue reading Television as inspiration

crafty goodness

August 30, 2012Leave a comment

I've been getting quite a bit of crafting done during my non-writing time... First up was this pleated bag. I found the pattern here. I got canvas fabric in this cool pattern, and voila: Cute, right? The bag did come out a little bit on the small side, at least compared to the pictures on … Continue reading crafty goodness