Crafting a Story
Lately when I’ve been writing, it’s felt different than it used to. Not bad, not good, just…different. And after months of trying to figure out what shifted, exactly, I think…
Read moreA Personal Renaissance
Last weekend, my husband and I went to the Montana Renaissance Festival here in town. We’ve gone on and off ever since it started on the grounds of our local…
Read moreJust Do It (Again & Again & Again….)
This past week, I challenged myself to turn the speech recorder on on my phone every night after work when I got in the car to drive home. The ultimate…
Read moreExcuses, Excuses
I always have an excuse. It’s been a long day at work. My head’s just not ready for it. I didn’t have a chance to review what I’ve already written.…
Read moreProgress & Deliberately Tone-Deaf
I’ve written several posts since January, and haven’t posted any of them, for a few reasons. The first is simple…I wrote, or started writing them, and failed to follow through…
Read moreThe Trouble With Writing…
..isn’t really the writing (for me). The trouble I have with writing is all the stuff that needs to come after, and the fact that most of it requires sitting…
Read moreDo the Hard Thing
Consuming is easy. Creating is hard. I’ve been noticing a worrying trend with myself lately, and naturally, we tend to notice things about others that bug us about ourselves and…
Read moreA Bookish Post
Not to state the obvious, but I bought books this week. These aren’t even all of them – my husband has a couple in the bedroom, and the new Dean…
Read moreYou Don’t Say
A funny thing happened last Friday night. I finished a story draft for the first time in a year. A full short-story draft that needs revision, and editing, but might…
Read moreWork It
I need to lose weight. Unlike a lot of doctors I read about online, the doctors and nurses here are largely sensitive to…well, the sensitive nature of weight. I’ve not…
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