Tag: writing
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Solo Writing Retreat
I spent three days away from my kitties in the heart of Decatur, GA Recently, I have been down a rabbit hole reading all about writing retreats and the various forms they can take: solo, paid, group, residency. One day, I hope to participate in every known variation, but the easiest for me to embark…
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I Stripped the Cosmos Clean Today
On Processing Unnamed Emotions This long-form poem was originally written and shared via my newsletter on November 1st, 2023 I stripped the cosmos clean today. In my garden, where there once stood large swathes of orange fireworks bursting through green now lays barren and empty, not unlike myself. Have I stripped myself of color, or…
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On Envy and Self-Doubt
From the Archives This post was originally published as a newsletter on October 12th, 2023 This week, I have struggled to sit down and write this particular newsletter. Not because I have nothing to say, but because in doing so, I will reveal my incredibly flawed self. My envious self. My contradictory self. My human…
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Why my novel wasn’t on Amazon. . .
Until now I’ve had this post on my mind for ages now. Literally, months and months. It has been swirling through my brain, but for some reason, I keep failing to show up and put it all together. Thank goodness I have minor bouts of insomnia, otherwise I think it’d have perished in my drafts…
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Writing Diaries #4
I am 1/4 of the way through Give or take. I’m not actually certain how long this novel is going to be. From the looks of it, I am guessing pretty long, especially considering I have plans for my main character to travel to four different countries, including her country of birth. And considering I…
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Writing Diaries #3
On returning after a long break Wow, where did the past three months go? I turned around and BAM! it was already July. I think part of my disconnect is because Summer arrived a bit later for us than usual. I was fully prepared for rising temperatures back in early May, but with all the…
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Writing Diaries #2
When writing doesn’t come easy (which it never does) I have been steadily working on my second novel, yet it feels as if I have made no progress at all. I’ve been terrible at keeping track of my word count as it slowly rises, primarily because as I write, everything shifts. I write a chapter…
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Writing Diaries #1
It may be my second, but it hasn’t gotten any easier Every writer’s process is different. Some have sweeping epics spanning multiple books sitting inside their brains waiting to burst forth and land on the page. Others find inspiration in the humans they meet and the funny things they say or do. And still others…
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Writing my First Novel: Entry #2
It’s been one month since I last wrote about how my novel is coming along. The process of creating a book seems both painfully slow and incredibly fast-paced. I am often torn between looking at my calendar, knowing that the majority of edits will be completed by October (which seems a million years away) and…
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Writing my First Novel: Entry #1
Hello friends. As many of you may or may not know, I began writing my very first (well, first for adult-me) fiction novel last summer, but I haven’t released many details since then. Sure, a few snippets here and there, but I’ve failed to shout it from the rooftops. To declare to the world “Here…
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