It's my mission this year to take better care of my physical and mental health. And it's important to consider how writing and being an author have contributed to my anxiety issues and not-so-great habits ( Read more... )

My magic is born of emotions ( Read more... )

I don't know everything about my universe ( Read more... )

So, I get that some people find the "start before you're ready" quotes motivating, but I don't think it's the right way to approach the problem. I think the real issue is that people are trusting their fear voice to tell them if they are ready, and the fear voice is NEVER ready. Because there is never a guarantee that everything will work out. That ( Read more... )

I’ve been thinking a lot about vulnerability. It’s coming up for me this week, as I continue to think about publishing fears and not fitting in. I’m sure that there are authors out there who feel like the posts I make are too vulnerable. That they aren’t professional. But I’ve seen evidence that talking openly about our struggles can be encouraging ( Read more... )

When the clocks changed, so did my mood and motivation. In the last week, I finally finished the first chapter of Dreaming in Shadow, got through half of the second chapter, and wrote a whole chapter Magic Inc. Maybe that sounds great. And most of the way through, it was. But by my fourth day in a row of writing, I was pushing myself too much. See ( Read more... )

I've talked about this before. But I'm going to talk about it again. If you feel you've heard enough from me on this topic, that's fine.

I stumbled upon a Tumblr post, which listed out many links to articles with writing tips. Now, I don't want anyone to think I'm trying to trash all of these tips. In fact, I saved the link so I could come back ( Read more... )

Last night, I posted this on Facebook, "You shouldn’t put someone or something down to push another person or thing up. It doesn’t help your cause; it just puts more negative energy out in the world. And trust me, there’s too much of that already." This was brought on partly by a post on Facebook asking who the real man was: a boy carrying water ( Read more... )

One of my friends - who has written a great Sims story, by the way - medleymisty, wrote out these questions. I haven't answered questions like this in some time. I love these things. But I won't promise my answers will be that interesting. I guess we'll see!

1. What's your favorite book, and why?I'll admit that I'm not terribly well-read. Especially for a ( Read more... )

I have nothing against Twilight. Absolutely nothing. Okay, I hate the screaming fangirls, but I hate all screaming fangirls, so... yeah. I actually love the strong theme of soulmates in the series. It's beautiful, wonderful, and lovely. And so are the characters... beautiful... gorgeous... perfect... At least, physically. I don't at all see Edward ( Read more... )