I don't know if you ever completely shake the pressure or responsibility of being a parent. It has definitely changed my perspective on so many things. And it also makes me grateful for all the little moments in between.
Baby Countdown & Carpe Diem
Facing the Unexpected
Wherever you're at today, I hope and pray you are also seizing your good moments, and treading through the bad. If times have or continue to be tough, know there's always good coming ahead. Sometimes we have to reach for it, but sometimes good finds us.
Life and Everything Between
I'll be honest. It's been so long since I've felt in enough of the right mental space to write (be it blogging or storytelling) that I scarcely know where to begin.
Weekly Writerly Witterings ~ Lessons in Writing
It's been a while since I wrote about writing. Probably because I've had something of a love/hate relationship with my passion for the past year. The older I get, the harder it becomes to simply throw myself into a story the way I did pre-kid and pre-adulting. I can no longer blindly write into the night. If I want to get anything accomplished in any of my current projects, it needs to become habit.
Weekly Writerly Witterings ~ When Did I Get Old?
witter (ˈwɪtə)vb – (often foll by: on) to chatter or babble pointlessly or at unnecessary lengthn – pointless chat; chatter COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Is it ageist of me to feel confounded by modern social media trends? After all, I'm in my early-30s. For most people, that could hardly be considered "old." I... Continue Reading →
Happy 100th Birthday to Us, Grandma!
I normally shy away from posting things online that I consider "too personal." But at the same time, I also believe in sharing some of life's difficulties with you. Because I know I'm not the only one who goes through things like this, and maybe hearing my voice will help those of you who have or are going through similar situations as well.
Grieving and Learning to Be Okay
I normally shy away from posting things online that I consider "too personal." But at the same time, I also believe in sharing some of life's difficulties with you. Because I know I'm not the only one who goes through things like this, and maybe hearing my voice will help those of you who have or are going through similar situations as well.
Weekly Writerly Witterings ~ Why I Was Ready to Give Up Writing
After a year’s hiatus, I came back to publishing to a whole new world. Many of the authors I had followed were no longer publishing. The ones still around either rocketed to stardom or cut comfortable corners into their perspective niches. Many of the methods I had utilized at the start of my career were null and void, I just wasn’t aware until it was too late.
Weekly Writerly Witterings ~ Dear Diary…
About a month before watching Cathy Hay's video, I pulled out my high school journals "for research." I've had an idea for a YA novel/novella series for some time, but I wanted to step back into the shoes of Fifteen. Boy, did my journals deliver.
Weekly Writerly Witterings ~ What’s the Point?
It's hard writing into the void sometimes. With traditional and original fiction, you often write something that people may or not read. Then they may or may not leave a review. If they bother leaving a review (this is not counting book bloggers btw) that's either because they loved your story, or they hated it. The average G.I. Jane doesn't review unless your story moved them to a strong feeling.
Jennifer Silverwood 