Liana Brooks

A truly beautiful bird that is a light to medium muted pink color who's feathers cover it like a dress or skirt it has black legs and a very long light pink beak

Roseate Spoonbill bird in flight

Falling down a Fred Rogers rabbit hole at the moment, and dang if this isn't some "fundamental human dignity and self respect" delivered in a calm soothing tone and child appropriate language.

"I hope you're able to grow to respect whoever you are inside." 🥹😭❤️‍🩹

Man was a saint and a genius.

*pounds the table* POR-TENT! POR-TENT!

if the US government logs these trees at the rate / quantity they're proposing, we'll lose one of the last old-growth forests. there's no coming back from that. if you have five minutes to leave a comment pushing back against the BLM, please do; there's a guide to that below.

Do NOT eat gar eggs!!! 🤢🤮

Ooo! I'll have to see if they have my size! Thank you for thinking of me.

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Yes, but even smoother.

감사해요.

a man in a suit singing into a microphone with the words never gonna let you down below him Alt: a man in a suit singing into a microphone with the words "never gonna give you up, never going to let you down" below him

Getting rickrolled by late night Korean radio was not something I was expecting in 2026.

We start the kids on chores early. By the time they're 5 or 6 they're usually helping with minimal complaint. By their teens they know the routine and don't usually need reminders. The goal is to have adults who can do a good job taking care of themselves most of the time.

The cover for The Polar Terror. A brown-skinned man with short cut black hair holds the face of a brown-skinned woman with long, dark hair as he kisses her. In the background are stars and green northern lights. At the bottom are mountains covered in snow. The faint outline of snowflakes are visible on the left and the title is at the bottom.

“I’m a bad Canadian. I don’t love all hockey. Sorry.”

“I’m not offended.” Cody smiled. “I am curious though.”

A small smile tugged at Kaddy’s oh-so-kissable lips. “About what?”

“About what it’s like to kiss a superhero.”

#Romance #SweetRomance #Books 📚

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It depends on the book. One of the easier ways is to start small with a character doing something small in a small area, and then let the reader follow along as the character explores the world.

I walked into the kitchen where the was 14yo doing dishes unprompted...

#BestKidsEver #MotherOfTeens

Edits and writing are done for the day. I'm going to go check on my kids, help with some homework, and relax.

What are you doing this evening?

If you find you're losing personality during an edit look for easy places to bring them back in.
Colors, smells, tastes, slang, similes, and metaphors are all great places to bring in the POV characters' personality and personal style of describing things.

#LianaEdits #AmWriting #Writing

White and creamy? I don't know the name of it.

Life Lesson:

Get yourself good neighbors who have different backgrounds than you and shop at markets where you hear more than one language on a regular basis. That way you know you're getting good food from good people.

#LifeHack

The neighbor stopped by with a za'atar and cheese pizza snack plus an amazing garlic sauce that I need to get the recipe for.

It's a middle grade novel so the heroes are all 13-14 so logic may not be the strongest asset at this time (says the mom of a 14yo).

Pausing edits real quick because I missed a text message and - apparently - someone is dropping by my house in five minutes and I should probably make sure my house is ready for people.

Your opening chapters set up the whole book. You need to introduce the world, the characters, and what matters to the characters. If they have limitations, things they need to get done, things that urgent for them- that needs to be on the page as soon as you can get it there.

#LianaEdits #AmWriting

I'm editing this afternoon. Go ahead and ask writing questions if you have them.

#LianaEdits

May they live happily ever after.

I know. We're planning to go there next spring.

Almost 1000 words this morning. The scene isn't finished, but I have more of the outline. I can finish the rest after lunch.

#AmWriting

But, also...

Thailand, I see you have excellent high temps today. Feel free to ship some of that my way if you don't want it. I'd be happy to take some of that heat off your hands.

#PleaseAndThankYou

Several of my neighbors are Thai so the temptation to travel remains. We will circle back to it later in the year.

Yes, set now.

I'm not currently packing for Thailand because...
1) I'm pretty sure you need to file a visa a couple weeks in advance
~ and ~
2) I have kids who are expecting a parent to be home tonight

If I didn't have kids right now, I'd be sorting out the visa & sending hubby a text about our weekend plans.