My inbox started to fill on Monday with the Black Friday sales. Today, I had to laugh when I got an email from a company that said it was the “last days” to buy something at 50% off, because you know what? They sent an email last week that said it was my...
The more I write and pay attention to my own creative nervous system and mental health, the more I realize that stress and the outside world, including the emotional toll it takes, plays a large role in how much I write, what I write, and when I write. This week is a...
Writing to me is more than putting words on the page. When I sit down to tell stories, I’m writing from the heart, from worlds that I want to live in and explore (unicorns!), and often from my most sacred ideals and beliefs. It’s why I’m so focused...
A few things collided for me recently. First, there’s been an uptick in people trying to teach you their way to have a writing career that’s sustainable and will help you avoid burn out. Except, they’re all missing one key component. Secondly,...
As writers we can choose what we write and when we write. So it seems a bit odd that we would write something that triggers our mental health if we didn’t want to. And yet, that’s exactly what happens when life, publishing circumstances, or even the prose...
