I finally submitted my first flash fiction. I had been working on it for the past two weeks. My original…
Saturday Pep Talk
Dear Self, Draft 1 is finished and slightly cooled. You have an entire legal pad filled with notes after reading…
Post-First Draft
One day after finishing my first draft, I am now embarking on the lengthy journey of revision and editing. My…
Saturday Pep Talk
Dear Self, Today you finished draft 1 of your story. It feels like a huge accomplishment, and yet you still…
Impermanence
I was thinking about a teacher today who was here for a while before he left for another school. Once…
Networking Tips
I wasn’t always a fan of “networking.” You know…talking to people, building bridges, chit-chatting for reasons possibly unknown to you…
Work
Some days are more laborious than others. Some days everything collides, and finding time is like catching your breath on…
What I’m Enjoying
I try to (somewhat) frequently pause from my regularly scheduled tempo of life to think about the tiny things that make me happy.…
Wednesday Pep Talk
Dear Self, Sometimes people can be so amazing. They can be sources of inspiration, motivators, resources, teachers, give you moral support,…
Thoughts on Writing Speed
Today I contemplated various writing strategies. Actually, it was really thoughts about how we accomplish anything we set out to…