A Small Pep Talk

/ April 26, 2014/ life, writing journey/ 6 comments

Staying committed to your dreams is hard, especially when nothing is happening the way you think it should. Your process is too long. Feedback is mixed. LIFE constantly throws crap in your face. How the hell can you end up on top? Yes, I’m speaking from experience. Hair-pulling, head-slamming experience. In case you missed it, I’ve been at this writing

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NaNoWriMo: Why I Participate

/ December 12, 2011/ nanowrimo, writing journey/ 7 comments

Oh god, y’all are thinking, not another NaNoWriMo post. It’s December for chrissakes. I know and I’m sorry, but we’ll all get through this together. Every year, NaNoWriMo gets a lot of flack, saying that it enables people who fashion themselves as writers when they’re really not. I disagree, but that’s a subject for a different day. Today is all

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I Am the Tortoise

/ October 12, 2011/ life, Road Trip Wednesday, writing journey/ 14 comments

Every Wednesday, YA Highway asks their readership a simple question to answer on your blog. Once you answer, you link your blog in the comments for other readers to hop on board. This is Road Trip Wednesday. This is YA Highway’s 100th RTW prompt. How awesome this that!? Today’s topic: What has your writing road trip looked like so far?

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