And another library checked off the list! Princell Axel and I are on a road trip to the writers retreat this weekend and we stopped at the library in Middleburg Virginia! Gotta love @library.loudoun.gov

Hey i got locked out of my bluesky on vacation so about to do the big posts :) First i was able to go to the Marriott and visit the stone horses event. Stonehorses.com Everything they are doing with the company is so wonderful.

Day 3 of #horsefest this is day 3 of nationals. I've been here all 3 days, and today is my main halter day. Tomorrow is #breyerfest day zero which is day one of breyerfest live. I'm already so tired!!! Here's some morning show hall photos from nationals.

Day zero of model horse nationals. I'm all ready for my 6am alarm in the morning #breyerfest #nan2026 #namhsa

And we're in our way to Kentucky

And now day 2 -- opening lines. #summerofstories My poor under caffinated Mc. He needs his coffee.

So ... this sucks

Ok #summerofstories. Day 1. Introduce self. Hi, I'm Alex. I write in a few genres, but speculative fiction is my home. My current wip is urban fantasy set in modern day Washington dc. Secret orgs, international cast if creatures, and one agent who just ... really ... someone get him some coffee?

Writing Advice: A first draft doesn't have to be perfect. It just has to exist. This opening paragraph is a train wreck, but it is also perfect. It got me from the previous scene and into the guts of the next scene. It will be replaced, but it existed . #iamwriting #writing

Someone checked my book out of the library! I am so happy!

Once a year my bookish account changes. In one week, I will be driving to the center of all things model horse. I'll tag everything with #breyerfest so it is ignorabke. But welcome to horse time. Today is intense cleaning before the packing starts tomorrow

I have a few things to do today before being a book person, but if you're in northern virginia the feral writers club will be in landsdown today at the literary festival.

Day three of station unity and we're having a blast!! Stop by and see us, the feral writers club is here until three! We have books, we have spicy books, and we have writer education!! Promise we won't bite,we'll... we will at least ask first.

So next weekend we will be at Station Unity in Tyson's Corner Virginia. Stop by and find us, I really hope my back is doing better by then but yikes :) #stationunity #books #writer #scifi #fantasy

So I thought this ended up hilarious. It's like Wednesdays room lol. I'm the annoying pink half. But the dialog workshop went great. I posted a link to the video :) #writing #libray programming :)

Ok going to play catch up on this. This is a world building Q&A from @kiraofthewind.com for #juneworldbuilder. I will be answering for my #urbanfantasy that I'm starting the query process on, called #legacyofashes

And the clean up and sorry everything from #balticon is almost done. @maeghanjokimball.bsky.social is working hard. We all had an amazing time and ate looking forward to being invited back next year!! #author #books

Home from #balticon. I was so tired and sore on the way back but @maeghanjokimball.bsky.social was driving so that was ok :) Will get back into edits today but rest and food first. This weekend was amazing. Stormy doesn't agree, but very much doing this again next year!

Plot devices do they need explaining? #Balticon @scottedelman.bsky.social Sally Wiener Groth @maeghanjokimball.bsky.social

Managed to eat something today. This is the view from the green room at balticon #balticon @maeghanjokimball.bsky.social

And we are set up at #balticon!! We're in the smaller dealers room to the right as you enter through the door. Stop by and say hi!

On my way to balticon with @maeghanjokimball.bsky.social . I'm a perfect passenger princess :) and well pretend this car is not packed to the roof lol #balticon #writing

Tomorrow is #balticon so at the feral office taking care of last minute business. If you're at the con, so by the table for the feral writers club and say hi!

Setting up at comic logic in ashburn virginia for their lot con !!! So by and say hi! I'll be with David Keener. He was kinda enough to invite the Feral Writers Club! #books

So thinking of rebranding myself a little. Since I am mostly writing gritty urban fantasy now. Opinions?

This can be from something you have read or something you have written. #writing #dialog #writingadvice

We're all set up!!! #awesomecon

And we're here!!!

Will be at awesomecon tomorrow through Sunday. Stop by and say hi. I will be with the rest of the feral writers club at C16

Watching the gala with my cat.