Tossing Thoughts into the Void
A blog that sometimes encapsulates the fears, trials, and triumphs of writing. And occasionally, project updates.
The Vestigial Life of Creativity
It's been a hot minute since I did the last update. Honestly, I haven't been focusing on writing so much as life. I have a lot of goals I want to reach, and only one of them is writing and finishing a story. The reality is that that particular goal has taken a...
A Season of Change
It's been a long time since I've posted! Whew, what a busy year it's been! Experienced an epic vacation, got a pool, and spent the majority of the year getting my health in order! I've had little time to write since about February of this year, which is crazy. ...
Throwing Out Expectation
I've been reading a lot of Brandon Sanderson's Stormlight Archive series. I've gone through Way of Kings, bled through Words of Radiance until the end where I cheered. And now I've started Oathbringer. All of this since finishing what I felt was the final draft of...
In the Process of Refinement
What a wild ride the last few weeks have been. I think the hardest part about talking about rejection is the sense of failure that tags along with that concept. It's hard not to feel like what you tried to do didn't work out because of some brokenness within the...
The Dark Heart of Anticipation
In comparison to the fervor of last year, where everything was moving quickly, and change was happening at an incredible pace... the new year has felt strange. Good, in some ways. I finally have time to relax and enjoy the things I've worked hard for, but...
Which Wolf To Feed
It always seems impossible until it's done. ~Nelson Mandela So a while ago, I finished Origins, and I received some excellent feedback on the manuscript from a Beta reader I've been looking forward to reading my story. I've worked on it, but now I'm in the process of...
~ Tuesday Teaser ~
I don't have much this week! Life's been pretty quiet other than getting ready for Christmas, buying Christmas gifts, ordering chainmaille (which I still need to do) for Christmas gifts and playing with kitties. What else can I say is going on? Not much other than...
What Does It Mean To Be Done?
Is it true? Could I be done? I am not sure. I finished the latest book rewrite/edits based on beta feedback, and I feel like the story is more solid. It feels weird to be 'done' and not stressing about finding time to write. I've got other project ideas, but...
That time I wished I could snap my fingers and be done
On my best day, I'm not the best blogger. On my worst day, I'm pretty terrible. I struggle with finding time to write, and I feel an ever-increasing pressure to perform to impossibly perfect standards that no human should ever have to hold themselves up to....
Safety in Security
I liked Benjamin Franklin's quote that I used for the featured image of this post because it speaks to the safety of security. How distrust and caution can lead to the feeling of security and protection. It's true, too, that exercising caution can prevent injuries....
The Distractions of Travel
I always have grand ideas to write or to plot, plan, and finish things when I travel. I'll have all this time, I tell myself, surely I can get it all done. Invariably, I overestimate the amount of viable available time I do have. I usually stay up too late, sleep...
Little Month Around the Corner
I begin with an idea, and then it becomes something else. ~ Pablo Picasso This statement is very true for me. As I close in on the last part of Origins -- which may yet undergo another name change -- the final product looks very different from that first NaNoWriMo...
Unintended Excerpt
Creativity is intelligence having fun. ~ Albert Einstein So I didn't mean to grab this screenshot (I have a bad habit of accidentally grabbing images of my home screen), but since I did, I thought I'd share. I'm terrible at sharing things before they're ready, so this...
Back in Business: An Update
I am terrible at blogging, so I'm trying to tie blogging into something I love: coffee. So here we go, unwinding the complication of internalization of experience into a cohesive (and enjoyable) layering of expectation. All with a cup of coffee in hand. I theorize,...
The Kitchen Sink Update
What a whirlwind summer! Not only did my husband and I celebrate our 15th wedding anniversary, but we also bought a new house and moved. I've had very little time for anything OTHER than being sick (all of July) and moving (all of August), and now we are in a...