When You’re the One You Can’t Let Down🦋
A Midweek Check-In with My Writer Self Happy Wednesday, all you Lovely Souls! I did it! What did I do? I put my phone down and left the house to get some work done. I’ve been saying I was going to start going somewhere other than the house to work on my novel — or […]
Where the Characters Lead Me: The Final Chapters 📖
Hello and Happy Mid-Week! I almost opened this post with something close to what Lady Whistledown says to greet her readers. For those who may not know, she’s a character from Netflix’s Bridgerton series. I’m a huge fan and often wonder how best to start each week’s blog. I don’t want to bore you—or repeat […]
Off-Kilter: A Slightly Sideways Week
Hello everyone! I hope you’re all having a great week. I’m personally at a slight loss for today’s article. My timing has been a bit off today, too. Why? I have no idea. Some days we just need to stop and take a break. I didn’t really rest this past weekend; in fact, I did […]
An Inspiring Weekend at the Spine Bookshop Author Con (And A Sneak Peek)!🫣
Hello and Happy Sunday! This was the weekend of the Spine Bookshop’s First Annual Author Con. They had panels set up covering various topics such as diversity, LGBTQ+, banned books, and more. There was an assortment of authors, D&D (Dungeons & Dragons) items, baked goods, and jewelry. I’ve made some really good connections, including some […]
Getting My Groove Back (Eventually 🙃)!
Hello Friends and Neighbors,Today has been productive in some ways and non-productive in others. Productive in finally giving a few reviews on products I bought that were flawed. I ended up getting refunds on those items as well. Yay!Productive in putting away laundry that I have been avoiding, as well as getting a few items […]
New Year ~ New Goals
Happy New Year! 🥳 Hello and Happy New Year! I hope each of you had a great Christmas and are ready for a fantastic new year. Our new year will be what we make of it, and I’m planning on making 2025 a fabulous year. As most of you know, I am in a goals […]
Digging Deep With Creative Nonfiction – Part 2
Last Wednesday, I shared some of my classwork from creative nonfiction. I spoke about it being harder to write than I thought and how I ended up tossing what I started off with. I shared the first draft that I planned to submit. It was ok, but still not what I was aiming for. Today, […]
From Anesthesia to Creativity: Reflections in Words
Yesterday, I failed to post because I had a medical procedure. All went well, but after coming home, I primarily slept. Anesthesia and I get along rather well, which is why I slept most of the day. The rest of the day, I was trying to rewrite, actually completely redo, my homework for my creative […]
A Brief Peek Into How I Choose Book Locations!
Happy Wednesday! I’m taking a little break today as I have a few things I want and need to do before tomorrow. I’m preparing the items I will be taking for the family’s Thanksgiving get-together as I’m sure some of you are as well. I will briefly touch on how I like to research the […]
Writer’s Block and How I Do or Do Not Deal – Part 2
This week I’ve been dealing with feeling overwhelmed about which project to work on first. I have several books started, creative writing homework, art projects, and I’m putting together a YouTube channel with my sister. Hair-pulling to follow… I’m thrilled to have so many things to do, but… when I get overwhelmed (even with good […]