25 people might not seem like a lot, but it definitely is. I have some thoughts right now. But I know I’m going to have to dig deal to reach my goal.
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Romance Novel Characters Discuss Their Flaws
Character 1: I’m so afraid of love. I push everyone away despite my great desire to be in a relationship.Character 2: I work too much. Romance just doesn’t fit into my lifestyle. You could say I’m in love with my career, which I never really talk about except in terms so vague I could be… Continue reading
Hating Christmas
Every year I would dread listening to my classmates talk about their new toys, electronics, and whatever the hottest present that season was. It wasn’t exactly jealousy I felt. It was more just sadness. I felt as though what I wanted was meaningless. No one cared and nobody listened to me.
Continue readingNew Project: Following Polaris
Good news, everyone! I have started a new project. I’m taking my time with it and enjoying how it develops. I realized, this might turn into one of the projects I have abandoned over time (cough The Vault cough) but for the first time, I don’t super care. If this becomes something I publish, that’s… Continue reading
The Attack of the Insidious Swamp
Sometimes, especially when I feel good mentally or like I’m making progress, something will happen that brings me back to the same feelings of shame and worthlessness that are so deeply ingrained in my psyche it’s as if the good feelings or growth doesn’t really exist. When it first started happening, I didn’t even realize… Continue reading
My Copy of Melanie C’s Book Shipped…
This is not a drill I got the email the other day from Waterstones. And yes, in case you’re wondering, I slapped extra money down on now just a SIGNED COPY, but one from the UK with the original title and cover. And, if you’re wondering, yes, the American one is different. I picture myself… Continue reading
Answering 10 Questions for Writers: Part 2
Do you think someone could be a writer if they don’t feel emotions strongly? Yes, they could be a technical writer. Hahaha, I kid. I kid. I don’t think it’s helpful to say that to be a writer you have to have this list of qualities. Writing is art. It can be anything. As soon… Continue reading
Chronically Vulnerable
The world can be an awful place. Surviving and protecting yourself are sometimes so key to our shared existence there’s no time for literally anything else. The ability to be vulnerable, soft, open with yourself and other people, is a privilege not everyone is afforded. Everyone has had an experience where they opened up to… Continue reading
Answering 10 Questions for Writers: Part 1
What literary pilgrimages have you gone on? I once suggested we all go to Tintern Abbey on a school trip in college. By the time we got there, I was so deep in an episode of depression I didn’t even get off the bus. I just put my head against the window and cried the… Continue reading
Talking About Nothing
For so much of my life, I’ve felt like I couldn’t reach out to people unless I had something specific to talk to them about. If I called a friend or family member and just asked them how they were, I would get a response along the lines of, “Why are you calling me?” or… Continue reading