Josie Schneider

When someone says something hurtful to you in real life (not online) , what is your immediate reaction? Use only a gif to answer this.

FAR FROM HEAVENxTIME TRAVELER'S WIFE 1959: Rose has a dream of ancient Egypt; being a warrior queen inspires her to defy her brutal husband. And it was no ordinary dream—Rose brought out a rare artifact from an “otherworld,” starting a journey to her true self #PitMad #A #WF #SPF

He looks into the Ugly Mirror Mirror & wonders how he let this happen. How did he fall under the spell of his manipulative & narcissistic lover? Was it the charm, the over-the-top romance, the adventure of a secret affair? Is it too late to save himself? #PitMad #A #LF #LGBT

BLACK MIRROR X WARCROSS Gilder Nation runs on Social Tokens & 17y/o Bryce tops the Ranks. When she learns how her influence has been used by those in power, she must decide if tearing down the corrupt system is worth the pain it might cause her & the nation. #pitmad #ya #sf

17-year-old Wendy never thought that escaping her drab life in 18th century London would mean making a magical island, rumored to hide the Fountain of Youth, her new home; or that she would have to defend that island from the British Navy. Peter Pan retelling. #Pitmad #YAFantasy

SCYTHE x THE SIMILARS A naïve 15yo boy discovers his soul is connected to that of another an entire world away, and when he learns of a plot to murder his defenseless counterpart, he must save the other boy’s life or risk losing his own. #PitMad #YA #F

Where the Crawdads Sing X This Tender Land What saves her is she loves birds more than she loves heroin. That—and the abandoned 12-year-old boy who dreams of being a chef—give her a reason to live. #PitMad #WF #A #LGBT #IRMC

A crestfallen journalist escapes into her career a world away. But when it detonates before her eyes, she must trust people she’d rather avoid, or risk losing the surviving bright spot in her life—the nine-year-old boy who has been in her corner since the beginning. #PITMAD #A

After a suspicious accident killed a college student, her mother was attacked and left for dead. The grieving mother recovered from her physical injuries but now sees and hears what skeptics overlook. Fear drives her to prove a murderer lives among them. #Pitmad #A #S #T #M

Where the Crawdads Sing X This Tender Land What saves her is she loves birds more than she loves heroin. That—and the abandoned 12-year-old boy who dreams of being a chef—help them both become whole. #PitMad #WF #A

A girl keeps taking in plants for her home to feed her plant addiction. One day the neighbours complain about a foul smell emanating from the house next door only to discover her decomposing body with plants growing around and above it. #A #F #H #LF #M #SHRT #WF #POC #PitMad

Antagonism, hopelessness & trauma meet optimism, science and unconditional love of parents. THE UNTHINKABLE LIFE OF LOONAH STONE #PitMad #YA #NA #INSP #S #M #T #DIS #WF

SWEET HOME ALABAMA x TUESDAYS W MORRIE The SF Bay was supposed to be it for a small town Carolina girl with big dreams. But when Millie has no choice but return home, a forgotten sandwich shop and it’s silver haired owner hold her only real shot at a do over. #pitmad #a #wf

INCEPTION+INKHEART A bestselling author writes the darkest ending in her book, killing her darlings. When she wakes in the world she doomed by her own hand, she must fight to change the tragic ending she foresaw, or fall victim to the worst villain of all—herself. #PitMad #A #F

#PitMad #WF #A What saves her is she loves birds more than she loves heroin. That—and the abandoned 12-year-old boy who dreams of being a chef—give her a reason to live.

Good Morning.

The Bubbles in Grenoble, France. Our 4 mo in the town of Varces, nearby, are a wonderful memory. All the travel elements came together: convenient public transport, (the Bubbles and beyond!), fabulous food, friendly people, and the Alps for writing inspiration! Perfection!

Are your kids goofballs like mine?

Handsome bushbuck in South Africa's Kruger National Park. He put on quite a show of scratching his head with those branches. Wonder if he's lonely for gawking humans now. Where have they all gone, he wonders.