Me: Updated.

Today, I'm writing a good old-fashioned update about myself, book wise and t.v. wise.

I have finished the first third of my outline for my next book (WOOHOO). I'm digging it. It feels right.

I have finished everything I needed to do to get the self-publishing party started. I'm just waiting on one last thing beyond my control to push the final buttons. That does mean that I have a cover, but until the last thing happens, I'm going to be making other covers to see which one will actually be used. It's actually kind of fun.

I have watched the first four episodes of Pretty Little Liars, season 1, in case you were wondering.

I am all caught up on Hell's Kitchen and Master Chef.

AND, I am ecstatic to watch Platinum Hit tonight or tomorrow. Nick (not the best picture, but that's irrelevant). That's should be all I have to say. He's amazing. Seriously. Google that show and watch from the beginning--best decision you'll make today. Writers, I'm especially talking to you, but also referring to how all of humanity should be tuned in to this show.

P.S. I hate the Shark Tank comes on the same time as Platinum Hit. We'll see who wins since I have no DVR, and Platinum Hit is on demand. Who knows?

Now to leave you with a song to write by, "Animal" by Sky Ferreira. One of my favorite songs, and my favorite song by her, though I do <3 another one that I'm sure I'll mention later. So beautiful. 

Pretty Little Liars and Meanie Little Peoples

So originally for this post, I was going to talk about Cross-genres in YA. Or, rather, the debate on whether or not it's okay to cross genres in YA, or if you should resist the temptation to experiment like that until after you become more established as an author.

But then I watched Pretty Little Liars, Season 1, Episode 1 yesterday, and I have some things to rant about say.

My bestie kept telling me since the show started that's it made of amazing, and fairy dust, and all the drama I crave, but I wouldn't bite. I had started reading the books before...well, the first one...for fifty pages, and it wasn't bad, but I had to return it before I could continue it. If I hadn't even read one book, I thought maybe I should give the books a chance before the t.v. show.

BUT, I have read LOTS of people/bloggers talk about how they never read the books and have no desire to, but they heart the show in a big way. So, having a little downtime yesterday, I looked up the first episode and gave it a whirl.

Here's where the rant comes in. As it was loading, I scrolled through the comments to see people UBER excited about the show, yada yada. Then I read something my eyes couldn't unread. Someone spoiled the whole whodunnit of the show in one comment. And people proceeded to lose their S in a big way.

The rest of the comments were "You stupid so-and-so, this was my first time watching this and you, the blah-blah-blah that you are, had to ruin it, you ahem-er" [Note, this amalgamation of quotes was edited to protect the angry and the innocent readers of this blog].

People were justifiably angry. I was justifiably angry.

This is a cautionary tale for those of the world with big mouths and little, fragmented brains: Don't spoil things for other people. They will hate you for it. And call you names. And wish you evil if you do so.

And it'll make me pissy.

I'm still going to watch the show, because, eh, why not? Maybe I'll become obsessive like everyone else (that's the goal...I love liking something that much). But for future reference, spoilers are Meanie Little Peoples that I don't care for in the tiniest bleeping bit.

Now to leave you with a song to write by that I love with most of my heart, "Momentum" by The Hush Sound. The verses? I am completely in FULL love with them. Listen. Like. Love.