The Grief Spider Web
On surviving my mom, her death and the death of my dream
A foray into how grieving one death can create grief of another, even though they aren’t specifically related.
Getting Unstuck
Or not giving up on my writing when it gets hard
The creative gap between where we are and where we want to be requires us to push forward or walk away. We are never as stuck as we think we are.
The Stone That Weighs Heavy
Surviving my core wounds and the grief that weighs me down like a stone around my neck.
Saving Frank
Clearing the debris and finding hope
Embracing the possibilities so that I can find hope, even in the (almost) dead stem of a ZZ plant named Frank.
The What If Loop
Facing into uncertainty rather than running from it even if it means I don’t make the progress I thought I would.
How Perfectionism & Expectations Darkened My Writing Joy
Why Tony Stark is my new model for a sustainable author life
I published my first book in September 2021. I had high expectations but not egregiously high. I didn’t expect bestseller status, but I hoped I could sell at least 250 books in my first year — the bare average an author can expect these days, whether traditionally or self-published. But that was not the case, and the disappointment hit me hard. It rooted its way into my soul and tarnished the joy that drove me to write in the first place. I’ll write the next one, I told myself. Everyone says you… Read More »How Perfectionism & Expectations Darkened My Writing Joy
Why Tony Stark is my new model for a sustainable author life