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Tomorrow is Sunday Solitude! I cannot wait. I’m so tired from this week, and I’m ready to get some hours to myself. I got my books and my curiosities, and all the pens and notebooks I could ever need. I’m going to think and not think and sit in silence. I want to laugh, learn,Continue reading “Sunday Solitude”

I am several things and all these things want my 100% but I heard something the other day. It was, if you’re everything to everyone, you become nothing. So maybe I don’t have a completed storefront, I started one and I will continue to add to it over time. I don’t have a fully runningContinue reading “Rest is Essential for Success”

“After nourishment, shelter, and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world.” – Philip Pullman I have always loved imaginative stories. They light up my life and give me so much possibility, hope, and excitement. I like stories of metamorphosis, love, and things that remind me how human I am. I likeContinue reading “Stories I Like”

“All you have to do is write one true sentence. Write the truest sentence that you know.” – Ernest Hemingway Well this get philosophical real quick. What is the truest sentence you know?

“There is no rule on how to write. Sometimes it comes easily and perfectly; sometimes it’s like drilling rock and then blasting it out with charges.” – Ernest Hemingway I’m tired today. I had the worst headache last night, and it kept waking me up. Sleep is usually the cure for me, so the factContinue reading “Writing Life”

I finally learned to use the em dash in my novel and here comes ChatGPT stealing all me thunder. There’s an upside to being a late bloomer, and it has everything to do with bringing fresh energy. Being a late bloomer means you were busy gaining experience in an area the status quo did notContinue reading “Right On Time?”

“The writing process is the time where nothing’s been set in stone. It’s a blank slate, or a blank page.” -Leigh Whannell Whether you’re a beginner writer with a vision, or a seasoned writer filling in a blank page daily, the gift of having a small writing community is invaluable. Our thoughts and minds getContinue reading “Quick Thoughts on Writing Groups”

Let’s start with this, We don’t have to earn rest. We rest when we are tired, but let me tell you, I earned this weekend off. Phew! I’m expanding into new avenues, and I’m doing it all step by step and with very little solitude. I feel like I’m expanding so many things at onceContinue reading “Let Me Tell You, Friyay is in Full Effect”