In honor of my inaugural post featuring a story from my childhood, it is a particularly long one – more of a story than an anecdote, but also one of our favorite memories to retell. I hope you enjoy this glimpse into my previous life! No one was to go out alone at night. AdultContinueContinue reading “Attack of the Bear”
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A Writer’s Identity
Writing full-time makes you think. A lot. And not just about whether you are worthy, whether you are making the right decision, or whether you are a failure–it makes you think about what you should be doing versus what you are doing. Accordingly, I’ve been thinking a lot, especially the last couple days. If anyContinueContinue reading “A Writer’s Identity”
Magic Hour
I have nothing personal to say this week. Too many things swirl around in my head – what I say one day may be different the next day. So, instead, I thought I’d share a story with you. It’s just a completely random little fairytale I wrote awhile back, and it has no audience soContinueContinue reading “Magic Hour”
The Editing Cave
You know that lovely time that comes all too rarely when you are working SO WELL on your book that you just CAN’T stop? That happened to me yesterday. Well, technically, it started at about 12:30 AM yesterday morning, when I couldn’t sleep because I kept thinking about changes I wanted to make, and finallyContinueContinue reading “The Editing Cave”
Nitty Gritty Editing
Between yesterday and today, I managed to get through the second edit of my book! Well. Sort of. While going through it this time, and thanks to an article in an article from The Writer magazine I have realized there is FAR MORE work to be done that I realized. Therefore, now that I’ve goneContinueContinue reading “Nitty Gritty Editing”
Introducing Idyllwood
You may have seen a difference in my blog if you tried to access it yesterday – or you may not have. I am not sure how it works if you have it bookmarked or on your reader. **shrug**. Nonetheless, there HAVE been significant changes, which I am actually pretty excited about. It SHOULD beContinueContinue reading “Introducing Idyllwood”