Yeah. Let’s talk about it.
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Am I excited? Yes. (Am I exhausted? Also yes.) I’m proud of myself, I’m super happy that Ghost Tamer is out in the world, and I’m thrilled to be able to call myself a published author. But honestly the best part of this week has been having you all cheering me on. Thank you
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I know that men experience imposter syndrome also, but I wonder if they feel the same paralyzing fear of being “annoying,” “pushy,” “abrasive,” etc.
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I keep a creature in my house. I feed him dollar bills.
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My takeaway this week is that you should always be kind. You never know who’s watching and who won’t feel like giving you a chance to turn it around.
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It’s difficult to see the work you’ve put in when you’re still putting in work.
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If you practice any art long enough, you’ll eventually have to fight through a period of time where you feel creatively tapped out. You’ll wonder, “Is that it? Maybe I blew my wad and it’ll never come back. Never be fun again.” Don’t worry, it’s not, you didn’t, and it will.
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The lovely running trail that I frequent has several trailheads. The one that I prefer used to exit next to empty warehouses. When we first moved here, this was the darkest, scariest part of my run in the early mornings. About a year or two ago, the warehouses were knocked down and those areas cleaned out. I enjoyed this because there were large floodlights at the site during my morning runs. Then finally, construction began.
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I used to be one of the (probably majority) of bibliophiles who believed that peeking at the end of the book was sacrilege. Go through it like the author intended! Feel all of those feels! Don’t spoil it for yourself! All things I used to vehemently believe. I’ve slightly changed my stance. Hear me out.
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I’ve been posting a blog every Friday morning since January of 2019. Today I almost just skipped it.
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When I was a kid, this was a no-brainer. Everyone said summer was their favorite season. No school! Freedom! Water parks and family vacations! This attitude started to turn around for some people around high school or college
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There is a reason that we dive for our old favorites when we’re stressed or depressed.
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This is a topic I’ve been meaning to blog about for a while, as I get really impassioned when I talk about how healthy food is not available to every community equally, but I like things to be current when possible. So here we are. The pendulum has swung again, and I am again having to look at my finances when I prioritize my health.
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Writers conferences can be fantastic fun and wonderful learning experiences. They can also be stressful and draining. Here are my five favorite tips for surviving conference season. Enjoy!
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Although most cats will get you up before you’re ready on the weekends, these two developed a habit of coming in during the middle of the night, banging the blinds against the window—I’m not kidding—and yowling when they wanted human attention. Aang has even resorted to leaping from the top of the eight-foot-tall bookcase onto my stomach when he really wants something.
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As a person who has worked an eclectic array of jobs over the years to supplement my bohemian appetites, I am well versed in do-it-yourselfism. This year, when we were finally seeing our finances consistently in the green, we decided to try outsourcing some things to have more time for the things we enjoy.
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If you’ve watched any of my social media content in the past few years, you’ve likely seen a couple videos from my treadmill desk. Depending on how long we’ve been connected, you may or may not know that I was a full time personal trainer and fitness instructor for a decade before the pandemic. I still get lots of health and fitness questions and several about my treadmill desk, so I thought I’d extoll the virtues and answer most frequent questions here.
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If you’re going to learn and grow, you’ll have to do some things before you feel ready.
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I’d heard of creative burnout before and was pretty sure I would recognize it when it happened. I was also pretty sure that I’d want to “push through” anyway. I was wrong.
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When I was in martial arts, it was on the onus of the more experienced student to take care of the less experienced one. Just because you can beat someone to a pulp, that doesn’t mean that you should. Why should it be any different in writing?
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