Rennie St. James, Author

Living a writer's life with cats, chocolate, yoga, travel, and a bit of craziness [Current obsession: CBS Ghosts]

[writerrsj]

For me, few paths worth the effort are straight. Enjoy the journey as that's where growth hides...or just yell 'plot twist' and keep moving. 😉

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Take a long, slow breath and smile.

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I just learned about Stick Nation...and then found this great stick that looks like an elephant head 🥰

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Exhale - inhale. It's another Mindfulness Moment and this one focuses on thanksgiving.

Mindfulness Moment #13

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Need a short break? Breathe and read this.

Mindfulness Moment #75

[writerrsj]

What type of Main Character Energy are you embracing?

Main Character Energy: Author POV

[writerrsj]

I need S3 of Wednesday right now. The world isn't getting better, so darker works for me. 🖤

[vexheart]

[writerrsj]

I have a character struggling with this...but I sometimes forget to learn the same lessons as my characters.

[writerrsj]

A Charmed rewatch is a must now. 😥

[mouthtapedguy]

lions are very mean and like jellyfish

[posttexasstressdisorder]

Something something purple monkey typwriter dishwasher. Such bigly. Much people are saying.

[writerrsj]

I do think it's important for language to evolve - sometimes, the evolution is rough like a cat's tongue, other times it's smooth and slimy like a slug.

Monkey bicycle underpants.

Stick blanket fort.

Eat all the chocolate ants and dance on the rainbow.

Candlelight thermometers and fairy skulls.

Let the kinky wordplay reign over the charred metal uprising.

[writerrsj]

Knoxville will definitely be a future books setting!

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

"If you use em dash in your works, it makes them look AI generated. No real human uses em dash."

Imaging thinking actual human writers are Not Real because they use... professional writing in their works.

Imagine thinking millions of people who have been using em dash way before AI becomes a thing are all robots.

REBLOG IF YOU'RE A HUMAN AND YOU USE EM DASH

[19agbrown]

If anything, I overuse these things. Always have.

[writerrsj]

Human author here running wild and free with em dashes, semicolons, and Oxford commas. 😎

[writerrsj]

Year of the Snake

I know some people find snakes terrifying, but I love the symbolism of shedding the old to start fresh. The idea of letting go and changing being a wise choice is also motivating. While I normally celebrate January 1 for this reason, I’m embracing a different approach and starting now…in April. Want to join me on a journey of transformation?I do plan to post more here, but I’ve also restarted my…

Year of the Snake

[writerrsj]

It's the International Day of Happiness! In no particular order, I'd like to celebrate cats, books, and chocolate... oh, and my family.

[writerrsj]

My first blind date with a book...I couldn't just pick one 🤷‍♀️😁

[mochiwei]

新年快乐 🎊 Happy Lunar New Year!!

Print available here

[writerrsj]

I'm definitely celebrating the Year of the Snake 🐍 😁

[bibliocharlie]

Bookish Goals for 2025:

read what I want, not what’s popular

utilize the local library

focus on quality over quantity

don’t push myself to read a certain way

don’t push myself to read certain things

annotate (or don’t)

DNF more! reading should be fun!

unfollow creators promoting overconsumption

follow creators who inspire me

read as much or as little as I feel like

[writerrsj]

Relish the words;

Reread books that bring comfort or inspire;

Enjoy music, food, and art that match my books;

Skip to the end without guilt

📚 ❤️ 😍