“Hyperrealism can create an atmosphere of surrealism because nobody sees the world in such detail.” –Salman Rushdie While I cleaned the kitchen today, I played a video of Rushdie speaking to a group of Google employees about his work. I appreciate Rushdie because he writes Magical Realism, and he likes the idea of leaving charactersContinue reading “Walking in Other People’s Shoes”
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The Right Time
“I am in exactly the right place at exactly the right time.” I’m on my way to 40, and it’s starting to get to me. I went down the rabbit hole of feeling like I wasted so much time (5 years) trying to have and keep a baby that I didn’t stay focused on myContinue reading “The Right Time”
Leave it Out of the Story
“A successful book is not made of what is in it, but what is left out of it.” – Mark Twain Well, this gives me something to think about. I get too hung up on what I want in my book that I haven’t considered what I should intentionally leave out. Now that’s interesting. IContinue reading “Leave it Out of the Story”
Writer’s Life
“First forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you’re inspired or not. Habit will help you finish and polish your stories. Inspiration won’t. Habit is persistence in practice.” – Octavia Butler It feels good to have something I’m committed to building every single day of my life. Before writing I didn’tContinue reading “Writer’s Life”
Fuel Your Writing: The Importance of Taking Breaks
Writers, here’s a gentle reminder that you need your lunch break. We have books to write. That means we need our lunch breaks to preserve fuel for the writing process. I think it’s cool when people write through their lunch break, but that’s not even what I’m saying here. I’m saying take your break, howeverContinue reading “Fuel Your Writing: The Importance of Taking Breaks”
Always Changing
“My writing process is very organic. I start with an idea. I have the general story arc and the cast. But then I sit down to write, and things change.” -Sarah Addison Allen Things are always changing during the writing process. That’s good, though. Characters are supposed to change, the environments, the moods, and theContinue reading “Always Changing”
Writing in the Spaces
Writing is worth pursuing. Did you write today? There are a million good reasons to write, but one great reason is to come up with new ideas on how you’ll fill in the gaps. Something missing? That’s your opportunity to figure out how to fill that space, then fill it. I’m sure most of usContinue reading “Writing in the Spaces”
Boost Your Blog with WordPress AI Features
I did write a blog post yesterday, but I forgot to add a featured photo, so it didn’t post on my IG. WordPress has some pretty cool new AI features for bloggers as part of the basic package. It includes SEO optimization, title optimization, and AI image generation. After I realized that I forgot toContinue reading “Boost Your Blog with WordPress AI Features”
Discovering New Libraries: A Personal Journey
We tried a new library today! It was a really nice library. It was not as busy as my favorite library, and it had everything we wanted. I sat and played a coding game with my little one. I read her a book, and we finished her homework while we were there. It was niceContinue reading “Discovering New Libraries: A Personal Journey”
Freedom I’ve Found You
“Whoever will be free must make himself free. Freedom is no fairy gift to fall into a man’s lap. What is freedom? To have the will to be responsible for one’s self.” -Max Stirner Once I adopted this mindset all of my actions gained more intention. Taking responsibility and developing a healthy amount of disciplinesContinue reading “Freedom I’ve Found You”
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