I keep coming across posts from people talking about the struggle of creating right now. In truth, there's a struggle in any kind of activity or thought right now. We're in uncertain and uncomfortable times, at best. I could write more on that, I suppose, but instead I'd rather talk about books. Books bring me…
It's been awhile since I've written a blog post, and that's not for lack of wanting to write a blog post, promise. I started the year with blog posts planned out through April, and then, well, life happened. I was lucky to find time to work on my WIP, let alone draft a blog post.…
We're five days into 2020, and I'm already in too deep with my to-be-read list. My only real saving grace is that the Seattle Public Library is amazing and has almost all of the books I want to read. My bank account thanks you, SPL. Before I write about what I'm looking forward to in…
I really don't feel like I can say this is my "Best of 2019" list because we're not even a full week into December. So many amazing books are coming out this month, and putting together a best of list without giving those lovelies a chance would be mean. BUT, maybe you're like me and…
For me, the end of November this year means the end of NaNoWriMo2019. And although we have a whole other week of November still to go, I've finished this draft of my romance manuscript. You might recall that I did rebel NaNo this year. I stripped back a manuscript that was almost nearly done, but…
I'm taking a break from NaNoWriMo and revising a manuscript to write about writing. If you follow me on twitter, or here, you might know that I'm doing NaNoWriMo this year, but I'm doing it 'rebel' style. This is because for several years now I've drafted a novel early in the year, and then spent…
It wouldn’t be a blog post about burnout without a reminder that I’m not a medical professional and that these posts are not meant to provide medical advice or be used as a tool for diagnosis. I’m discussing my experience with burnout and I hope that if you feel you are going through any sort…
Let me start here assuming that you did not read my last post about burnout and reiterate that I am not a medical professional and these posts are meant to describe my personal experience with burnout in the hopes that if you feel you are experiencing something similar, you will reach out and get the…
This weekend I will celebrate my 7th wedding anniversary, and this past August we celebrated 14 years since our first date. For me, fall is a magical time and it gets me feeling all those happy romantic feelings. Guess you all know why I picked October for my wedding. Well, that and it's hot as…
In late October, I’ll be at the Sirens literary conference in Denver talking about managing burnout as a creative. In prep for this workshop, I’ve been going through my notes from earlier in the year and I thought I’d create a series of posts documenting my experience with burnout. You can expect the rest of…
