Navigating Holiday Shopping

Tis the season of gingerbread, pine-scented car fresheners, and rolls of paper that seems to be made to rip rather than wrap. Should you stick to a budget, should you plan for cyber-Monday or black Friday sales? Everyone’s family dynamic is different and the expectations that come with it. While I can’t address for everyone’s unique scenario, I hope I Read More …

November 2023 Author Updates

It’s another month and it’s time to reflect on what I accomplished in October and hint at some writing updates. It’s also sadly the end of spooky season and I’ll need to replace the Halloween decorations with Christmas soon. This month I am: Writing Progress and Updates My coauthor and I are working with an artist to create some fantasy Read More …

October 2023 Author Updates

It’s another month and it’s time to reflect on what I accomplished in September and writing updates. More on my life included this time around. It’s spooky season and I started decorating for Halloween weeks ago. This month I am: Writing Progress and Updates My poetry manuscript, Imaginari, did not get chosen by the publisher I submitted to in early Read More …

Writers of the Future Semi-Finalist

I feel like I’ve leveled-up in writing! I’m thrilled to share with you that I was a Semi-Finalist for the Writers of the Future contest 2nd Quarter! I’m late in sharing, but this is yet another step higher than my previous silver honorable mention. (See this post and why I think even honorable mentions with WotF are BIG small wins.) This is Read More …