Ali B (they/she)

Hopeful cozy mystery author who wishes she could stress bake and channels their anxiety into her main characters. she/they #cozymystery #author 💖💜💙 ♠️

[Ali B (they/she) @authoralib]

Our kid has shown an interest in selling their art. Anyone have any advice or suggestions for how we can do this? He mainly draws anime-style pictures with colored pencils in a sketch pad.

[Ali B (they/she) @authoralib]

@MegaMan my daughter’s entry. #MegaManDO #DesignARobotMaster

[Ali B (they/she) @authoralib]

For the first time rewriting this book, a character did something to surprise me. I’d forgotten what that felt like, and it’s awesome. It helps some things make sense later, too.

[Ali B (they/she) @authoralib]

@IAmCaseStephens Odd Thomas and They Both Die at the End

[Ali B (they/she) @authoralib]

@Stands Every time I’ve contacted support, I’ve heard back quickly and right after, I get an email or notification that things are moving. I know it’s on USPS now, but I’m hopeful I’ll get my items soon.

[Ali B (they/she) @authoralib]

@Stands My items finally shipped yesterday and today. I’m very eager for them to arrive.

[Ali B (they/she) @authoralib]

I just realized that if my book takes place this year, my main character was born in 2000. That seems so young. Whenever I card people with birthdays in the late 90s/early 2000s, I feel so old. I was already in double digits by then.

[Ali B (they/she) @authoralib]

I’m working on my kid’s Clue mystery game today, and I accidentally threw away some clues. They’re the most important part.

[Ali B (they/she) @authoralib]

I played Twister with my kids. I think that counts as my exercise for the day.

[Ali B (they/she) @authoralib]

I’ve had the last two days off, but of course today is the day my brain is like ‘clean, write, do all the things’. Figures.

[Ali B (they/she) @authoralib]

I have never almost sneezed so many times in my freaking life. I’ve never had allergies like this before. It’s very annoying.

[elle is trying so hard @scretladyspider]

You cannot “love the sinner, hate the sin” when the “sin” is an essential part of the “sinner”. When our mere existence and claim to happiness is in itself a protest, and you hate that, you are not hating in love; you are excusing your hatred.

Being LGBTQIA+ is not a sin.

[Ali B (they/she) @authoralib]

Today is the second day in a row I almost wore pants over my pajama shorts.

[Ali B (they/she) @authoralib]

It’s my first time ever going to a high school football game, and I’m sitting on the side that’s playing against my old high school. It’s just funny to me.

[Ali B (they/she) @authoralib]

I just finished watching The Winchesters. It was pretty good, better than I was expecting. I want to see what happens next. I love the casual bi rep, too. It was honestly the last thing I expected, but I was pleasantly surprised.

[Ali B (they/she) @authoralib]

The irony of people arriving to your kid’s birthday party when you have social anxiety. Yeah, people! Uh, yeah, people.

[Ali B (they/she) @authoralib]

Why doesn’t Netflix have a shuffle button? Like, I know I want to watch Supernatural, but I’ve seen it like 5 times, so I don’t really care what episode because I know them all already, but I don’t want to choose.

[Ali B (they/she) @authoralib]

I’m working on my kid���s birthday invitations and loving them so far.

[Ali B (they/she) @authoralib]

I’d better be able to sleep tonight, because at this point I’ve been up for 12 1/2 hours, and it’s 1 pm.

[Ali B (they/she) @authoralib]

I have the break room to myself during lunch today, so I am watching TikTok. It is glorious.