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June 2024 Intentions

June 2024 Intentions

Summer’s (almost) here and I’m trying to stay motivated, but I’m already daydreaming about running away to cottage country! Until I win a few million or pen a bestseller, I’ll still only be doing daytrips, which also means I need to keep at my projects. Before I share some updates, let’s see how I did…

2023 Wrap-Up

2023 Wrap-Up

Similar to last year, I thought that I hadn’t done much publishing in 2023, but when I sat down to look at my list, I’m pretty happy with what I’ve done this year. I continued writing stories for the zine, and only subbing to markets here & there. WHAT I ACCOMPLISHED THIS YEAR COMING in…

Planning A Productive Year

Planning A Productive Year

Some people call me the Queen of Organization. I try! Because when it comes to the writing life, if you can’t keep track of your ideas, your stories, your submissions, rejections, what’s edited, what needs editing, what needs to be sent back out or queried…it can get a little hectic! So, as I set up…

March 2020 Goals

March 2020 Goals

I’m two months into the Novel In A Year Workshop with Richard Thomas and so far, the book is moving along fairly well. I’m also working on a couple of short stories at the moment – one for a specific market and another for my patrons. Keeping busy as always good and I’m definitely feeling…

End Of The Year Reflections

End Of The Year Reflections

As the year comes to a close, I’ve been looking back on everything I did in 2019. Seeing so many people post their accomplishments in publishing – agents, book deals, stories published, book releases – it can feel a lot like a comparison game. As much as I try not to do that, I still…

October 2019 Goals

October 2019 Goals

Wait a minute…what happened? How is it October already? Don’t get me wrong…October is my favorite month of the year. The leaves are starting to change, there’s enough of a chill in the air that coffee and cozy sweaters become even more indulgent. But it feels like time is just moving too quickly.  I swear,…