The Art of Momming Photo by Sai De Silva on Unsplash This months intentions I’ve set for mothering are spending quality time with my oldest, creating and being aware of teachable moments with my youngest, but most importantly taking time to enjoy motherhood everyday. Spending planned quality time with my oldest is one of the best things IContinue reading “My Mom Intentions”
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Make Way For The Things You Love
Embrace the Pain “Without pain, without sacrifice, we would have nothing.” -Fight Club Life is full of pain. I’m not here to sell you sunshine and roses. We are going to suffer. Photo by Geran de Klerk on Unsplash We’ll face times when our entire body aches from head to toe. It might be hard to breathe. ToContinue reading “Make Way For The Things You Love”
I Write For My Family
Photo by Jessica Rockowitz on Unsplash I write for my family. When I first started writing a few years ago, I was an anxious mess. After writing and learning to accept the many different aspects of myself in order to build honest characters, it made it much easier for me to understand those around me. I can listenContinue reading “I Write For My Family”
“Strength…”
Strength, where does it come from? Photo by Vlad Tchompalov on Unsplash Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.– Arnold Schwarzenegger Strength comes from perseverance. It comes from facing the fears we never thought we could handle. Strength comesContinue reading ““Strength…””
Show Some Courage
Show Some Courage Your readers are watching Photo by Jr Korpa on Unsplash Be brave enough to do in your writing what you do in your imagination. Technique and skill are important but it’s also important to take your readers on the truest adventures inside your head. Be honest about who you are. The conflicting, raw, misfit you.Continue reading “Show Some Courage”
Dear Writers, Keep the Faith
“Faith is a knowledge within…” Photo by Joanna Kosinska on Unsplash Faith is a knowledge within the heart, beyond the reach of proof. — Khalil Gibran We are left here alone to create, to edit, to choose the choices our characters decide to take. Someone has to trust in us. Someone has to believe we are going toContinue reading “Dear Writers, Keep the Faith”
The release
Photo by Darius Bashar on Unsplash Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit. Napoleon Hill There’s some people who get a release from writing or maybe even rainy days, but in this post we’re going to talk about the great release from writing. This doesn’t always happen. But when you get that feelingContinue reading “The release”
Give Yourself Some Direction
“The trouble with not having a goal is that you can spend your life running up and down the field and never score.” — Bill Copeland When writers write a book, they have a goal for the characters in mind. Even if it’s not a concrete goal, even if it changes over time, they startContinue reading “Give Yourself Some Direction”
My Fears as a Writer
I’m afraid of becoming an egotistical asshole if I sell too many books. Even though I very much want to sell my books. I also don’t want to feel like I have something to prove financially. I would be proud to be independent. To be a writer making enough to pay the bills. I justContinue reading “My Fears as a Writer”
Too Tired To Work Toward Your Dreams?
Too Tired To Work Toward Your Goals? I feel you You have dreams and goals. You have them laid out and your to-do list is jam packed. When you wrote the list, you were eager and excited. And now the excitement is starting to dwindle. You’re run down. You’ve pushed yourself too far. Now you’reContinue reading “Too Tired To Work Toward Your Dreams?”
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