Have you ever been in a situation where people say you should do a course or something like that? I have been finding myself in such a situation quite often lately. I wanted to get you the information, but I didn’t feel like I was ready to do a course, so what else can I […]
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Life Update & An Announcement
To be fair, this isn’t so much a life update as it is a little bit of sad news. A few days ago, Gabby, my shih-tzu was run over and died. Thankfully, the person who hit her stopped and let us know. We had a little burial for her on Saturday. I’m grateful to my […]
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New Book Announcement
For a while, over the past year or two, I had basically stopped writing. I mean, I hadn’t completely stopped, but I had stopped most creative writing. I kept up with this blog and I thought that was enough. I was wrong. It wasn’t. I didn’t realize how much of a coping mechanism I had […]
Continue readingAmbition in Creatives in a Time of Crisis
Links in this post are not affiliate links. I will not make anything from them if you click or purchase. First I would like to give a little background. It is no secret that this blog has had a few iterations. You only have to look at the archives to discover that. The primary consistency, […]
Continue readingBegin at the Bell
The following is an excerpt from 80 Creativity Tips. A friend of mine said this before writing exercise we did at the kick-off party flash meeting with a lot for the local National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) group. “Begin at the bell” is actually pretty good advice. When it comes to working on our creative […]
Continue readingWhat Do I Pay to Get Published?
It’s often an unasked question, implied instead of direct. Many people don’t want to appear crass or rude by talking about something as obscene as money. (Please read that as tongue-in-cheek as it was intended.) The question is still there, though. “How much do you pay to get published?” In the early days of the […]
Continue readingWhat I Write About
I get this question quite a bit when people find out that I write. “What do you write about?” The short answer: A little bit of everything. Or: Whatever needs to be written. The long answer is more involved. The topic areas I cover (for nonfiction) are creativity, social media, and disability/diabetes. Writing about planning […]
Continue readingMy 2019 Planner Setup
I thought about this one for a while. I wasn’t going to post about it, but I’ve had several people asking about my planner, so here it is. I’m using a Bullet Journal/traditional planner hybrid as my main planner. I’m also using Fresh Start 2019 by Amber McCue to help me get things set up […]
Continue readingMy Writing Process
A couple days ago, I told you a bit about my editing process, so now I guess I should tell you about my writing process. This is a more difficult post to write because the process is more involved. I’m going to try to summarize it, though. I tend to go through five steps, though […]
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I talk about writing often enough here that you might wonder if I do any other creative work. I do. I knit, crochet, make jewelry, do handlettering, and make greeting cards. I primarily crochet, though. I love shawls and scarves. I’ve recently made an infinity scarf and a cowl for Christmas gifts. I’m working on […]
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