Welcome back to a quick chat about my 2025 goals and progress … February edition. If you joined us last month you know January was INCREDIBLY productive. It was a return to using actual writing goals with a BANG. Can we continue that into February? Let’s find out … First up, the actual goals. This... Continue Reading →
One of the goals I set for 2025 was to create 2 new story ideas. The idea behind this one was pretty obvious, I hadn’t added a new story WIP page to my tracking journal in all of 2024. I’d managed to make progress on the ones that ARE in the book, but I hadn’t... Continue Reading →
You may be aware that I'm trying to get back into writing poetry in 2025. For that reason, I've challenged myself to write 12 poems (one per month). As I mentioned in January, I often use prompts when I'm writing poetry because it's been a long time and prompts help get those creative juices flowing.... Continue Reading →
Good morning, friends and followers. I’m known for updating all of you on my goals and my progress at the end of every month. I have snazzy little journals where I keep track of everything and I pop in here once a month to show those off and drop updates. The point of these posts... Continue Reading →
I’ve said this before, but here’s the reminder again: this is not a recipe blog. There’s a few reasons for that, outlined in this post from 2022 when I last included a recipe. https://tabathashipleybooks.com/2022/12/14/banana-pudding-squares/ This is a blog where I share stories. Sometimes, those stories include recipes. I mentioned before that my Grandmother had a... Continue Reading →
For 2025 I decided it was time to let myself get back to poetry challenges. Of course, I picked a heck of a time to get back into that without researching. Apparently, in the years since I've participated in the challenges I used to do, they've all gone on hiatus! Still, I made it a... Continue Reading →
We successfully made it through 2024. 2025 is upon us. As promised, I’ve been doing a lot of analyzing and thinking about what 2025 should look like for me. But, before we get into all that, let’s take a quick look at how 2024 ended. 2024 Highlights Published In Trust We Fall. I talked about... Continue Reading →
Happy December and happy holiday season! I don’t know about you, but my writing time takes a HUGE hit this time of year. Between Thanksgiving, gift shopping, cooking, cleaning, and planning I find myself too tired to get anything done when I do sit down to write. So, I’m managing my expectations this year and... Continue Reading →
I know I said I wasn't going to think too hard about 2025 yet but my mind has other plans, honestly. My mind would like to think about it right now. I'm sure this is only the first of MANY times I'll think about 2025 before I come to something resembling a plan. Warning: This... Continue Reading →
Good morning, everyone! It’s officially November. Halloween has come and gone, the candy is handed out, and Thanksgiving preparations can begin for those of us in the USA. Soon it’ll be time to pull those Christmas decorations out of their hiding spots and setting them up around our houses. All that also means that it... Continue Reading →
