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Category: writing

Man, if life doesn’t get in the way

Somehow it’s been nearly a year since I’ve written here, and yet the majority of my current state of mind … More

dogs, family, life, pregnancy

Passion, Shmassion.

You remember that writing course I told you guys I was taking? A quick glance at today’s assignment tells me … More

freelance, health, passion, writing

Fighting through the fog

Most mornings, I wake up feeling relatively chipper, bright and cheery and ready to start the day. I know. You … More

rant, sleep, snow, writing

Grief is weird

So, you guys remember how I applied for that Damn Fine Words scholarship? Turns out, I won! I’m excited about … More

family, grief, loss, writing

Half a year, half a lifetime away.

I can’t believe it. It’s been six months (and change) since I became a freelancer. Since I last wrote, I’ve … More

freelance, spring, winter, writing

Day 69: A kick in the pants

Hold onto your hats, folks; this might be a long one. So as you’re probably aware by now, if you’ve … More

100-day challenge, self awareness, suck it up, writing

Day 59: Rainy day for productivity

I don’t know about you, but when the sun is shining and the weather is perfect, it’s hard to sit … More

100-day challenge, rainy day, reading, writing

Day 57: Keeping secrets

Well that’s a pretty ominous sounding subject, isn’t it? Trust me, it’s not as bad as it sounds. What it … More

100-day challenge, anticipation, focus, obssession

Day 37: Totally legit

Whoa, looks like you guys actually missed me! Or maybe it was a slow news(feed) day yesterday. Either way, thanks … More

100-day challenge, business, freelance, writing

Day 22: When words fail

All writers have those days. The days where it seems not a single unique thought comes across our minds; where … More

100-day challenge, inspiration, media blackout, writers block

Day 18: Whoops.

Looks like I’m going to fail this whole 100-day challenge about once a week, folks. Anyway, back to pretending like … More

100-day challenge, ambiguity, change, skipped

Day 15: Connections

Everyone says that you have to use your network, and let me tell you, it’s true. If you’re starting out … More

100-day challenge, being genuine, connections, network

Day 12: The eve of something special

Christmas Eve, New Year’s Eve, even All Hallows’ Eve, if you want to get technical. There are a lot of … More

100-day challenge, anticipation, change, excitement

Day 7: Writers, the original humble braggers?

Writers like to tell stories. We create characters that act out lives that are often not different than our own. … More

100-day challenge, freelance, pricing, writing

100-day challenge: Second day, first obstacle

Like I said when I kicked this thing off yesterday: I have a hard time keeping up habits. I’m not … More

100-day challenge, writing

Diving in head first: My 100-day writing challenge

I don’t know about you, but when I set out to do something, I have a tendency to… Procrastinate. Change … More

100-day challenge, career, editing, freelance, writing

Classy

In case you all missed it – I’m in grad school. I know, you had no idea, right? Right. Anyway, … More

Advice, classwork, grad school

Resolutions.

If you belong to a gym, then you may think you know me. I would be the girl that shows … More

health, resolutions

These nights are gonna be tough.

Hi friends. I had class tonight, and was therefore out of my house for about 15 hours today. So you’ll … More

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Ghetto NaNoWriMo

You may or may not know this, but November is National Novel Writing Month, or, as the cool kids call … More

encouragement, NaNoWriMo, stress

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