Unnatural Creatures

Welcome to Unnatural Creatures

I’m a non-fiction writer, budding fiction writer, sometimes philosophic writer, always opinionated writer, and I design stuff too. Here you’ll find tidbits about the art and craft of writing (exercises, cool websites, maybe even a few book reviews). Hopefully, at some point, there will even be finished stories!

Wait…a writing blog? WTF’s the title about then?

I’ve lived a bit of an unconventional life (you can read my origin story for more details), experiencing, doing, and being things that have been called weird, abnormal, stupid, …unnatural. After taking a few stabs at ‘normality’ (ie, living my life the way other people thought I should), I finally decided that being unnatural was my normal. So now I’m just trying to live my best and weirdest life, no matter how unnatural it may seem, and maybe encourage a few fellow unnatural creatures to enjoy a life more strange.

How one book addict let her collection go

12/14/2018

I love to read. I’ve always loved to read. And during a lifetime of one-room living, my books have usually taken up more space than anything else – with the exception of my journals of course. My books were my first dictionaries (I literally would check my spelling by digging up a novel where I … More How one book addict let her collection go

Inspiration vs Determination

11/30/2018

Just sit down and write. Write at the same time everyday; it trains your brain to be ‘inspired’ on demand. Don’t wait for the Muse; just get words on the page. Butt. In. Chair. Professionals have schedules and deadlines; they don’t wait for inspiration to strike. At some point, every writer’s seen some variation on … More Inspiration vs Determination

Happy Thanksgiving!

11/22/2018

Made some holiday doodles while my totally-not-famous-but-still-rather-tasty slow cooker BBQ ribs bubbled away. Whether you’re doing a more traditional family get-together, a Friendsgiving or going bowling and binging Netflix, have a good one.