When I first decided to start a blog and to seriously commit to working on my book, I had one huge reservation. I was very nervous about the idea of sharing my work, and especially of sharing it under the name I used in daily life. The reason for this was mainly because as someone... Continue Reading →
ISWG October 4 Blog Post: AI, Skynet or Star Wars?
Happy Wednesday! The Insecure Writers’ Group is a group of writers offering motivation and encouragement to all those taking on the challenges of writing. Every month the ISWG sponsors a blog hop where writers can blog about a topic related to overcoming obstacles and exploring various aspects of the writing journey. If you’d like to... Continue Reading →
Boreas, The Devouring Wind
Hello, and Happy Tuesday! Hope your day is going very well thus far. This week has started off fairly well here, although I am already behind on everything I was hoping to get done today. But that’s ok. It’s just that kind of day. Every week I like to write about a deity from mythology,... Continue Reading →
The Most Perfect Fantasy World: What’s Your Ideal Story Setting?
When I was a kid, I wanted very much to fall into a fairy world. It’s something I’ve talked about a lot in other posts, and it’s a pretty recurrent theme throughout my life (yes, even as an adult 😂) I have always loved dreaming about alternate worlds, perhaps existing next to our own, perhaps... Continue Reading →
ISWG September 6 Blog Post: Happy 12th Birthday ISWG!
Happy Wednesday! The Insecure Writers’ Group is a group of writers offering motivation and encouragement to all those taking on the challenges of writing. Every month the ISWG sponsors a blog hop where writers can blog about a topic related to overcoming obstacles and exploring various aspects of the writing journey. If you’d like to... Continue Reading →
Mythology Monday: Eris-Goddess, Mischief Maker and Virus
Hello! Happy Monday! (Is there such a thing?) I’m joking, I really do hope that you are having a very happy Monday. And yes I do believe it is possible to have a happy Monday 🙂 Just having moved cross country and not being even close to settled in, I’ve gotten really behind on my... Continue Reading →
ISWG Aug 2 Blog Post: Write and Regret
Happy Wednesday! The Insecure Writers’ Group is a group of writers offering motivation and encouragement to all those taking on the challenges of writing. Every month the ISWG sponsors a blog hop where writers can blog about a topic related to overcoming obstacles and exploring various aspects of the writing journey. If you’d like to... Continue Reading →
Countless Layers of Silvery Deep
The ocean has been in the news a lot lately. You can’t look at the headlines and not see the image of the Titan submersible, missing for days before finally being declared destroyed and the crew presumably deceased. It is a sad event, and definitely not what we had hoped the results of the search... Continue Reading →
Mythology Monday: Jorōgumo, The Spider Woman
Hello, and happy Monday! Hope you’re having a really great beginning of the week. Mondays are really tough days. If you’re struggling, I get it. Hang in there, we’re already almost 1/5 of the way done with the week. I can’t say I’m here to make your day any better unfortunately, especially if you happen... Continue Reading →
Mythology Monday: Mazu, Goddess of the Sea
Hello, and happy Monday! How was your weekend? Here we’ve been really busy! We’re currently relocating from our beloved El Paso to our new home in Virginia Beach 🏝️ We’ve been on the road now for two days, with two more to go. I must admit, leaving our lovely city and all of our friends... Continue Reading →