Betsy the Gremlin

Writing about writing to avoid writing her writing.

Gremlin Lifestyle

Living that gremlin life.

  • Where the hell have you been, loca?

    So, full disclosure, I am not dead. Over the last few years there have been a few points where I did wish I was dead, but overall, nope; not dead, just having a complete life upheaval. In 2021 both my parents had a stroke; my father in January of that year, and my mother the Read more

  • Betsy The Gremlin on Etsy!

    Hear ye, hear ye! While I haven’t been doing much writing or blogging or blogging about writing (both my parents had strokes in 2021, which isn’t something I want to blog about all that much), I have been working on one tiny little thing that I’m very proud of. I opened a tiny Etsy shop, Read more

  • Inadvertent Hiatus

    So, 2020 struck. My father had a cardiac arrest. He’s doing okay and recovering very well but writing blog posts hasn’t really been a priority. I’m going to just try and enjoy the rest of the year quietly and post more articles in January. Here’s my femme!xmas tree and a gingerbread camper that I made Read more

  • Try try again.

    So, I didn’t make it to the next round of judging in one of the competitions I entered. It really sucks, but I’d rather write about it here than pretend that a) nothing is wrong and b) I’m both far removed and successful in this industry. I’m not. I write with advice that I’ve gleaned Read more

  • Today Vegetables, Tomorrow the World!

    Last week was another experiment in my *~*~*~influencing adventures~*~*~*. It still feels very silly, but dressing up my new Bunnicula shirt from Out of Print was kind of fun. It’s odd. I’m still having some issues accepting my recent weight gain; part of me is miserable about it and part of me is coming to Read more

  • Cozy and Cozier – the Best Autumn Writing Essentials!

    This is my favorite time of year; the transition from summer to fall. It’s not quite autumn and the summer heat is fading and the anticipation of Halloween and the holidays is just around the corner. The desire to get cozy is creeping up, and like a bear getting ready for winter I’m feeling the Read more

  • No Article This Week

    My computer died. (It was so dramatic. It froze, and then the start up disk disappeared. I was texting Apple tech support for about three hours before they decided it was better to just send it in to be repaired.) It’s been a little hard to try and get anything done with my phone, and Read more

  • How to Work and Write and Not Go Crazy

    Finding a balance between following your dreams and working to pay the bills. Writing is amazing if you love it. But for most of us trying to break into the business, it isn’t lucrative. (In fact, I wrote a whole dang post about things I do to manage my money specifically so writers can keep Read more

  • Gremlin’s Adventures in Influencing

    I’ve been trying my hand at ‘influencer’-y things (ugh) and trying to get over my massive amounts of self-consciousness. It feels futile; I’m not influential. My 75 followers probably don’t want any influencing. It’s just kind of a silly experiment. Especially since I can’t go out and see things and take pictures in cool locations, Read more

  • If you’re going through hell, keep going…

    It’s odd that just last week I was worried about submitting to screenplay competitions. That was the main thing and a real source of almost stress. I say ‘almost,’ because my father had a health scare last Saturday; he went to the hospital. He’s fine now, but I thought I knew what stress really before Read more