I feel as though I've finally started to strike a good balance between work, life, and writing, so I think I'm ready to start making public goals again. When I previously worked full-time, I would write in 15-minute spurts before and after work and during my lunch break. This was an extremely productive strategy for... Continue Reading →
Publication Announcement: “My Song Too Fierce”
I'm thrilled to announce that my short story "My Song Too Fierce" came out today in Zooscape. This is a twisted fairy tale that I had a lot of fun writing and I'm so glad to finally be able to share it with the world. Thanks so much to my fantastic writing group who helped... Continue Reading →
March 2022 Goals
Rather than recap everything I've been up to since October (it's been a bit hectic), I'm just going to start off with a clean slate and jump right into what I want to accomplish in March this year. As usual, I'll be breaking my goals down into the following categories: Writing, Reading, Social, and Household.... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Books I Read in 2021 (In No Particular Order)
Ten(ish) books I got a kick out of in 2021
2021 Spook Spook Goals (AKA October)
For some reason, I'm feeling particularly excited about October this year. I do love Halloween, but I don't usually feel this level of excitement for it. Maybe it's because for the first time in my life, I'm in my own house and I can decorate it however I want to (this is going to be... Continue Reading →
Finished Early: September Submission Challenge 2021
30 Submissions. 27 Days. 25 Markets. 17 Stories. 14 Rejections. These are the numbers for my September Submission challenge this year. As in previous years, the goal was to submit 30 times in 30 days. Last year I submitted 31 times over 29 days, but I'm not competing with my past self, so I'm not... Continue Reading →
August 2021 Postmortem and September Goals
It's once again that time of the month where I gush over the goals I managed to meet and make excuses for the ones I didn't. Maybe that's a bit hard on me. I don't know. Let's not over analyze and get into it. So, How'd I Do? I've been trying to focus on the... Continue Reading →
Two Weeks a Dog Mom
That's right. I'm a dog mom now. It's been a long time coming, but two weeks ago today, we adopted a dog from the local shelter. His name is Eugene, and he's a two-year-old dachshund mix, and I love him to bits. We first visited the shelter on July 31st, and he'd just been brought... Continue Reading →
July 2021 Postmortem and August 2021 Goals
It's already August 2021? How? How did July pass so quickly when it was excruciating? Filled with apathy, self-doubt, malaise. I'll chalk it up to pandemic fatigue, wallowing in the heartache of knowing that it's probably going to be at least another year before I can see my family in person again. And the frustration... Continue Reading →
July 2021 Goals
Now that I've moved and finished revising and submitting my novella, I'm going to try to get back into the habit of writing these monthly accountability posts. But what exactly is it that I want to accomplish during the month of July? I don't have any big deadlines or major things to prepare for coming... Continue Reading →