This year has been both too fast and too slow. Honestly, I was so caught up in surviving it that I neglected the resolutions I made. Certain things cropped up, which interfered with my success. Still, looking back at them, I did all right. Last Year’s Resolutions Here’s what I resolved to do in 2021: … Continue reading Resolutions 2022 + Favorite Books
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What I Read – November 2021
Welcome to a new segment where I share the books I read each month. This list might be shorter than usual as I had a slow start to the month, combined with travel and holidays. One of my favorite Booktubers Well Read Beard ends each video with: “I hope you’re enjoying all your books as … Continue reading What I Read – November 2021
Writing Update – November 2021
REVIEWS!!! I have to admit that I was ready to take a break from writing. My plan was to spend the next six months editing old work and then reassess where I was at, to see if I wanted to try it again. This was spawned by a combination of frustration with my horror novel … Continue reading Writing Update – November 2021
Back to Bizarro
These past six months I’ve dedicated myself to horror—reading it, writing it, watching it. As a newcomer, there was so much to learn, so much to consume. These have been some of the most fun and most terrifying (in a good way) months of my writing journey. I even had a story accepted in a … Continue reading Back to Bizarro
Writing Update – October 2021
This might be a shorter post than usual as I’m devoting every moment of free time to writing my novella (still without a title). Speaking of that novella, it’s coming along great. There are, of course, the struggles, the neurotic wordsmithing, and lots and lots of self-doubt, but overall, I’m doing better than I thought. … Continue reading Writing Update – October 2021
Writing Update – September 2021
My productivity this month has been good but not great. I took a week off to visit my brother’s family in El Paso. The desert climate and the company of loved ones thoroughly reenergized me. But on returning to Seattle, the gray, autumn-like weather dampened that. Still I’m chugging along, albeit a little slower than … Continue reading Writing Update – September 2021
Writing Update – August 2021
In last month’s update, I lamented how each month I seem to abandon a writing project in favor of a new one. Well, I’m proud to admit I’m still working on the same novel from last month. I’m passionate about this project—in a way I haven’t been in a long time. I still haven’t come … Continue reading Writing Update – August 2021
Writing Update – July 2021
All month I’ve noticed a lack of inspiration and a decline in the quality of my writing. I’m still fulfilling my promise to myself to write a short story each week, but I’ve been unimpressed with the results. At first, I thought that it was me, that I was failure as a writer, that I … Continue reading Writing Update – July 2021
Writing Update – June 2021
It’s Horror Month! A holiday I invented to encourage myself to consume more of the genre. It's been a blast! I’ve only read horror novels and stories, only watched horror films, and dedicated my writing to the spooky and the macabre (including an essay I wrote about Why I Love Horror). Short Stories Since last … Continue reading Writing Update – June 2021
Why I Love Horror
Many of the horror writers I know have been fans of the genre for as long as they can remember. They were transfixed by old horror movies as children, found pleasure in the Goosebumps books of R.L. Stine (depending on their generation), and loved Halloween more than any other holiday. I, however, was not this … Continue reading Why I Love Horror
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