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Recalling the Magic

For the past month, I have been moving my blog posts from Wix to Squarespace in preparation for the unveiling of the new home of KAYLA...

A Little Perseverance

Today is the last day of National Novel Writing Month. Though I managed to reach the 50,000 word goal two days prior to this post, I...

The Beginning of Interesting

When thinking about what I would write this week, I knew I wanted to try to get back to that enamored feeling I once had for my book....

Only Time Will Tell

One week ago, I was watching the episode of Parks and Recreation where Andy and April drive to the Grand Canyon, and "All Will Be Well,"...

It Takes a Kingdom

It is a truth universally acknowledged that it takes a village to raise a child, but I promise you, it takes a kingdom to raise a book....

Better

It's the eve of my 25th birthday, and I've felt so much building to this point; the quarter life crisis, the paralysis of this place in...

Emerge from Exodus

Emerging from my "off-grid" experience, I find Joanna Penn's words to be more true than ever: "Even if you plot your books, sometimes you...

Mountain Call

I've written before about resolutions and disappointments. It was my intention this year of posting here once a week, and the time...

For Future Events

"When she finished her tea, Thatcher took her cup, and swirled the remains three times clockwise, 'For future events,' he said, but Perry...

Stretching the Magic

That person who said writing is a muscle was correct. It has been much too long since I've written anything but a line or two for my...