A Day in the Life of a Writer
Alarm goes off at 4:35am. Hit dismiss. Check email. Return to sleep. Backup alarm goes off at 4:45am. Hit dismiss. Check email. Return to sleep. Auxiliary alarm goes off at 4:55am. Hit dismiss. Baby...
View ArticleWriting, Inaction, and Creative Provision
I’ve been on a writing break for the last week. It’s been difficult finding a rhythm for 2015 – writing, then inaction, more writing, more inaction. Life has been nothing short of chaotic and...
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Review: The Winner’s Curse by Marie Rutkoski
Winning what you want might cost you everything you love. As a general’s daughter in a vast empire that revels in war and enslaves those it conquers, seventeen-year-old Kestrel has two choices: she can...
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Review: The Winner’s Crime by Marie Rutkoski
The Winner’s Crime, by Marie Rutkoski, is the second in the planned trilogy. You can read my review of book 1, The Winner’s Curse. Book 2 opens just where Book 1 ended. I dare not go into details as...
View Article2015 Decatur Book Festival: Recap 1
Over the course of 2 days my writing world was utterly annihilated. The vicious attack came by way of a giant meteor known as the Decatur Book Festival. Everything I thought I knew about myself, other...
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A New Year of Gratitude
The nights of crying your eyes out give way to days of laughter Psalm 30:5 No longer are we in the midst of building up to the new year. We’re in this sucker, and it’s taking off at breakneck speed....
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The Winner’s Kiss is Coming
The Winner’s kiss is coming. And Because I have a love affair with all things Shakespeare inspired, warrior women, and gorgeous gowns, I’ll let you in on a little secret. Well, not so little if you...
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Work in Progress (WIP) Snippet #1
From time to time, or perhaps even regularly, I’ll be sharing an excerpt from my current manuscript. Enjoy! Work in Progress noun an unfinished project that is still being added to or developed. “the...
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What goes into a blog post? Helpful, industry-specific content that: 1) gives readers a useful takeaway, and 2) shows you’re an industry expert. Use your company’s blog posts to opine on current...
View ArticleThoughts: Sheltering in Place
Welp. I’m back to this whole online journaling thing because sometimes my brain ramblings spill outside of my written journal. And what better time than when the literal world is on closed.
View ArticleThoughts: Sheltering in Place
Welp. I’m back to this whole online journaling thing because sometimes my brain ramblings spill outside of my written journal. And what better time than when the literal world is on closed.
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