Hi everyone! If you’ve been following along all year, you already know what time it is … it’s time to look at my goals and my July progress. First up, let’s all remember the goals from January 1 for this year. This is a big list so each month I have microfocuses so that I’m... Continue Reading →
As you probably know, I've been challenging myself to write at least one poem a month in 2025. I've noticed some months take me longer and longer to find the inspiration for the poems or to get in the right mindset for a poem. Poetry prompts have really helped! So, today, being that it's the... Continue Reading →
If you’re a long time reader of the blog you’ll already know this, but I’m a HUGE reader. Since I moved my review content to alltherightreads.com you may have missed it if you’re new. It’s always funny to meet people in real life that know me from the blog and have been following the journey... Continue Reading →
Before I start, a disclaimer (aka excuses): June is ALWAYS less productive for me than usual. I am choosing to blame the teenager being home from school and the HEAT for these problems. Also, this year, I have the added stress of that massive 2025 reading goal (more on that in a bit) hanging over... Continue Reading →
Ok, this time I actually forgot! I was looking at the wrap up for June, sort of regretting how much I struggled this month, and saw that I haven’t done the poem! Never fear, this all happened on the 30th … which means I haven’t failed YET! Quick, a prompt idea (making this one up... Continue Reading →
Earlier this year, I vaguely alluded to a SUPER SECRET PROJECT and I promised to blog more about that when I could. Friends … it's time for that post. In Trust We Fall was in a book box! Your Paper Quest https://www.yourpaperquest.com/ is an amazing company who puts together book boxes specifically featuring independent or... Continue Reading →
You know you’re tired and brain-foggy when you spend no less than three minutes looking on your computer for a document YOU HAVEN’T WRITTEN YET. I sat down this afternoon specifically to check on my May progress. Then, I opened my goals folder and wondered WHY MAY WAS MISSING. I then spent those three aforementioned... Continue Reading →
You might remember that I challenged myself to get back into writing more poetry in 2025 by writing one poem per month. You also may remember that I have previously mentioned being worried I was going to run out of month if I kept procrastinating. You may be thinking I REALLY waited this month. But... Continue Reading →
Welcome to the first official update of my 2025 goals for the second quarter. In other words, the time when I start to struggle! I don’t know why this happens every year, but it does. I knew I was going to have to fight back against that struggle. Let’s check in and see if I... Continue Reading →
If you’re following me on any social media platforms, you may have noticed the cover for DARKEST FEARS dropped today! If you’re not (um, WHY NOT) here’s that cover. I thought it would be fun today to dig into a little history on this amazing story. WHERE IT STARTED Darkest Fears began WAY back in... Continue Reading →
