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 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
Writing Journey: Journal Entry 119
Planners, planners, planners. Plus a growth mindset shift and all my strengths coming back to bite me. That & more in journal entry 119.
Writing Journey: Journal Entry 118
How far I’ve come, what I learned, and the best new rules and tools for me. All this and more in journal entry 118.