Trigger Warning – death of a pet I had plans for the start of 2026. Because of personal things going on in my life, I wasn’t posting much here on the blog. I had plans to change that for 2026 I have been busy doing research about how to run ads, social media, and getting […]
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Because I hate the uncertainty of “my pet’s sick” stories, let me start out that Julius is doing fine. I got a call from Mom near the end of my shift that Julius was ‘breathing funny.’ His respiration rate was on the upper end of normal and he did this funny ‘wheeze.’ So I told
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I’ve had a worrisome few weeks. Sherbert had a health scare. Let me lead with she’s okay. (Yes, I know I’m spoiling my post, but I also know a lot of people are sensitive to animals in pain/peril. She’s fat and sassy and feeling fine and will be for the foreseeable future.) Sherbert has always
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So last week I wasn’t very good at time management. I completely blanked out that Con-Volution is this weekend. I’m not a guest this time, but I will be participating in the Masquerade I have to make a few modifications to my Maleficent costume and make sure that the music and costume description are ready
I’m not updating my blog about anything too deep this week. I was told last minute about an unexpected visitor. That required me me to clean the house during the first half. The second half was taken up by Sherbert having a mystery illness requiring a vet visit. She’s fine, but Mom and I were
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Dear Post-NaNoWri-Mo Sheryl, You didn’t complete a rewrite that came out to 50,000 words. You didn’t “win” NaNoWriMo. And that’s okay. You did complete over 25,000 words, which is still quite a lot. You got sidetracked by someone opening to submissions, requiring you to rewrite a short story to fit it. You also got ideas
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This year, I made it as far as the 14th before I decided to drop out of NaNoWriMo. It’s not because I was horribly behind or ran headlong into writer’s block, or I decided I hate the story. I have four good reasons to stop at this point. Reason #1: I am working on a
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It’s been hard for me to focus on writing this week. So this post is going to be about other things I’m doing. I am in the final stages of putting together my costume for BayCon’s Variety Show. I’m down to the last few details of adding buttons and velcro and making sure everything hangs
The Busy Week That Was Read More »
Welcome to my blog. My name is Sheryl Renee Hayes. I’m a writer. What do I mean by a writer? I am someone who writes. I am not a published author, yet. I am currently working on my first novel in an urban fantasy series yet to be named. I also have several short stories
