It’s time for another Pinterestalooza! Today I’m going to show you images I love from two of my boards, Characters Not Yet Written, and Can’t Look Away.

CHARACTERS NOT YET WRITTEN

This board is dedicated to images that make me take a second look, that speak to my heart about untold stories.

*Two men. On the moon. Drinking beer. (If those three simple sentences don’t entice you to click that link, I’m not sure we can be friends anymore.)

*Sue and Anne stopping in the middle of their tennis match for a smoke.

*Are they freckles or specks of gold? Whoever she is, she is a goddess.

*Who is he gazing at with such intense disapproval? Why?

*Suspenders, pancake hats, and shaggy hair. And swagger. Lots of swagger.

CAN’T LOOK AWAY

This board is all about images that stop me in my tracks. I’m especially fond of photographs that show people in motion.

*Three girls, hanging out in a kitchen. Are they sisters?

*Extreme sports…before there was such a thing as extreme sports.

*Pure mirth.

*Eerie motion.

*What are they running from?

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Do images touch you, stop you in your tracks and make you think? What are your faves and why? Post links in the comments! And be sure to check out the Featured Indie Author in my sidebar!

Big love,

Mynniesue

10. There’s power in looking silly and not caring that you do.

9. Comparison is the thief of joy. 

8. Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.

7. All happiness depends on a leisurely breakfast. 

6. When you stop doing things for fun you might as well be dead.

5. A person who is nice to you but is not nice to the waiter is not a nice person.

4. Getting lost is not a waste of time.

3. Worrying does not empty tomorrow of its troubles, it empties today of its strength.

2. Life would be a million times better if there were piñatas strategically placed throughout the day.

1. A smile is the prettiest thing you can wear. 

What are some of your favorite words to live by – things to help lift you up and keep you on the right track day by day? Don’t be shy – share them below!

Okay, watch, too.

Pure joy. That’s what this is. Pure joy.

I’m so very easily entertained.

SO very easily entertained.

The Hubster asked me once why I write quasi-dark, sort-of heavy fiction (his words, not mine). I understand why he wanted to know – my personality is bubbly and happy and ornery and prone to giggling. That Jane Austen quote (from Pride and Prejudice, I believe), “She had a lively and playful disposition, which delighted in anything ridiculous,” well, that’s me.

But for the most part, my writing isn’t. If you’ve read my books, you know that’s the case. If you haven’t, check out my inspiration boards on Pinterest. You can tell just by the pictures that my writing leans toward the dramatic. (Here, here, here, and here.)

But oh, my goodness you guys. A good laugh – the kind that turns you inside out and leaves you sore for days – I love that.  I’m always hunting it down. And here’s the thing: It doesn’t take much to get me there. I heard once that you become most like the five people you spend the bulk of your time with. The median age of those five people, for me, is about twelve years old. Maybe this explains my juvenile sense of humor. Click through these links to see what I mean:

T-rex problems? See Myndi laugh.

Geek Humor and Play On Words? Oh my gosh, yes.

Anything involving dogs, praying mantises, or kittehs? I’m totally calling The Hubster at work and making him look up the link (which, as charming as I find this habit, he doesn’t seem to appreciate).

If it’s Wal-Mart, it’s funny.

And finally, hipsters. I can laugh at hipsters until I’m blue in the face. And then I’ll laugh a little more. Because, come on, hipsters. You know you’re ridiculous, right?

How about you? What tickles your funny bone? Got any funny links you want to share? It’s confession time – post below!

A few weeks ago when I interviewed Diana Murdock, she mentioned that she’d like to be a fly on the wall at Brad Pitt’s place…for obvious, non-PG-13 reasons. She then named her favorite Brad Pitt movie as Troy.

Then someone in the comments section said their favorite Brad Pitt movie was Legends of the Fall.

Can I be honest here? I’m not all that familiar with Brad Pitt’s work. I mean, I’ve seen some – Fight Club, Troy, Meet Joe Black – but after looking at his filmography on IMDb, I realized I haven’t even scratched the surface. And since I’ve got a house full of kids who need attention and three books I’m writing and a stack of books I’m reading that’s taller than the house and oh, yeah, the house, it needs cleaning…

well,

the chance of seeing most of these movies is slim to none.

That doesn’t mean I can’t appreciate Mr. Pitt’s work, though – it’s pretty much universally acknowledged that the boy can act, and looks? Well, come on, right? A woman’s blood would pretty much have to be running cold to not appreciate this guy’s exterior.

I wanna know – how do you prefer to take your dose of Brad Pitt? What’s your version of his BEST OF?

As Tyler Durden in Fight Club?

Or as Billy Beane in Moneyball?

How about Rusty Ryan in Ocean’s Eleven?

Or do you have a thing for guys who do the opposite of aging, like Benjamin Button?

Perhaps Achilles?

Or Joe Black?

Or how about Jeffrey Goines in Twelve Monkeys?

Maybe Tristan Ludlow in Legends of the fall (who, by the way, is channeling some serious Rein Torvald in this last gif)?

Or do you prefer Mr. Pitt in a movie I haven’t listed here? Discuss amongst yourselves. I want to know the when/where/how/why!

I’m so tickled to be taking part in Book Lover’s Buffet – a mega eBook sale where over 100 titles have been slashed to 99 cents! Now’s the time to stock up your eReader for summertime reading.

Tell your friends, share this post, and remember – hot summer days are best spent by the pool with your nose in a book!

BOOK LOVER’S BUFFET (click here)

GET SHRILUGH FOR 99¢ (click here)

These titles will be discounted from May 1st to May 3rd.

Every now and then I’ll get notes and messages from readers, along with reviews, and I have to say (Trolls and Snark-@sses aside), they totally make me Stupid Happy Giddy. Things like,

“Amazing. A female author who can write real male characters. Not just testosterone muscle heads.” 

and,

“…had me turning pages almost faster than I could read them!” 

make me look like this:

And when y’all blast me with stuff like,

“…I would like to call in sick to work and just curl up and finish it.”

and,

“[The Shrilugh Saga books are] on my list of all-time favorite reads ever!”

I do things like this:

(Apparently I relate to dudes with facial hair when I’m feeling happy? Geeze, I could really blow some cash on a therapist over that…)

Anyway, thank you. Like, lots. It’s stuff like this that keeps me going when sales slow down and I wonder if perhaps I made a piss-poor decision for a career. Stuff like this is what makes pushing through those totally uninspired days and writing anyway worth it. Stuff like this is what makes the highs Neon-Freaking-Tastic! and the lows, well, bearable.

*sniff, sniff* Bring it on in for a hug. Ah, yes. That’s good stuff.

I love you guys!

Mynniesue