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 …
Reality
Bronx Book Fair 2018
It’s amazing how easy it is to live within a bubble. I live in Bronx, NY, and I have my entire life. I work in …
On Friendship
Friendship is about giggling together about stupid stuff. It’s calling someone and saying, “This person treated me mean,” and having your friend answer with a …
40 Reasons Why I Write
Relatively recently, Bryan Hutchinson issued a challenge on his blog, Positive Writer – list 40 reasons why you write. You can see his answers here. …
Surviving Social Media Part 3: Oversharing and Spiritual Blackmail
Welcome to Part 3 of my Surviving Social Media Series. You can read Part 1 here, and Part 2 here. Today, for breakfast, I ate …
5 Tips for Making a Fantasy World Feel Real
On planet Justine, where I write a story that involves world building, work in acquisitions where I read a ton of fantasy stories that either …
Rock Star
Everyone should have a self-motivation story – one moment in their life where they did the thing nobody thought they could do, where they figured …
Genre Choice
Being asked by a friend who only reads true literary fiction what I am writing used to feel like a pop quiz I was sure …
Graduation Lessons
“We want to be a part of it! First Grade! First Grade!” As I listened to my son and his classmates sing their graduation song, …
“Reject” Publication Announcement
Hello everyone, I am very excited to announce that my article, “Reject”, will be published in the March 2015 issue of The Writer’s Monthly Review …