To many who meet me, I probably come off as stupidly self-confident. Wait…stop. Only if you’ve met me after 2012 or so. Anyone who met …
Self-Perception
Depression
Book Review: You’ll Miss Me When I’m Gone
Before I get started, I just wanted to let you guys know—I forgot to mention one link in my catch up last week. I did …
Book Review: My Heart And Other Black Holes By Jasmine Warga
Not like my usual reviews, but I was so in love with this book and it’s message, and it was so deeply personal to me, …
Full Circle
I’ve been very secretive about some things going on in my life, but they have had a profound effect on me, so it felt like …
Learning to Fail and Other Rude Awakenings
I don’t like to brag, but I’m really good at NaNoWriMo-ing. Like, really good. I have participated in many NaNos since 2012, and I have …
Writer Self-Care
On Saturday, I sat down with fellow Inkwell Council member, Megan Manzano, and Craft Quest’s Ari Augustine and Maria Tureaud for a livestream about writers …
Puzzle Pieces
When I initially created this blog years ago, it was called Pieces of the Puzzle, and it discussed all of the different aspects of who …
Losing Our Heroes
The idea for this blog started the day that General/Princess Carrie Fisher Leia passed away (and yes, I wrote it that way for a reason), …
Breaking Stigmas
“I like this restaurant,” my eight-year-old son politely explained as we ate dinner with friends. “The other one was loud. It didn’t help my anxiety.” …
What’s In My Bag?
Every now and then, when the brain machine is not turning out blog ideas, and I’m stuck in one of the inevitable holding patterns that …