My Journal

  • Mini Break

    I’ve realized I’ve been burning the candle at both ends trying to get some writing done before school starts. My day job has been busy this week, and I somehow pulled muscles in the bottom of my foot–and I realized I needed to slow down! I took the last two days off to rest and

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  • Daily Prompt: 3 Objects You Can’t Live Without

    What are three objects you couldn’t live without? My laptop, books, my trigger release tool. If we count food: coffee. If we count living things: the ferrets. I also get depressed and withdrawn without houseplants.

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  • Rotating Drafts

    I’m so glad I’m trying this idea out! I’ve always forced myself to focus on one manuscript at a time. This led to typical frustrations with writer’s block, frustration that made it worse, or long stretches where my brain felt worn out and I couldn’t accomplish much anyway. This afternoon I worked out some worldbuilding

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  • Daily Prompt: What Shaped You The Most

    What experiences in life helped you grow the most? Honestly, hardship and pain. All of it. It was awful. I don’t ever want to go back or repeat any of the first half of my life… But it was poverty, years of hunger, betrayals, heartbreak, decades of depression, and escaping a world of violence that

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  • Book Updates

    Sing the Bones Manuscript This one is still in the query process with agents. So far I’ve gotten four rejections. Remember, this is NOT a bad thing! It’s a normal part of the publishing process. (I created a great video on TikTok where I discuss the first one and why I think rejections are GOOD.

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