I was recently on a Zoom call discussing edits and suggestions for one of my stories. I was explaining to my friend that the number of rejection letters I’d received lately was feeling like a lot and was the reason I hadn’t done more writing. Let me be frank – I don’t like talking about…… Continue reading The Hunt for Validation
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I Don’t Wanna (Plus a Special Announcement!)
This was a tough weekend for me. I sat down at my laptop on Friday with every intention of completing the formatting of my manuscript so I could complete the process of making my book available in paperback format. By Saturday night I was a crying, hyperventilating mess. (Big hugs to my sweet husband who…… Continue reading I Don’t Wanna (Plus a Special Announcement!)
Maybe Next Time
I always knew I wanted to be a writer, but there was something standing in my way: me.
Flash Fiction Friday – 100 words
How could she allow this? I gulp a few lungfuls of air trying to appear calm. Tremors begin to pulse through my body, betraying me. My heart pounds in my ears like the rhythmic ticking of a clock marking the seconds to my doom. I’m frantically scanning the room for an escape when I notice…… Continue reading Flash Fiction Friday – 100 words
Pigeonholing
It’s hard being unique in an algorithm-driven world.
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