The incredibly true story of how I got involved with one of the Whitest, most horrible companies on the planet Earth. And how I got out. 2008 was a tough year for a college graduate. Our country was in an economic recession and finding a job was super challenging. I had decided to study Psychology… Continue reading Just a Black Girl Living in an Abercrombie World
Category: The Personal Journey
A Dream Deferred
A post about still trying to figure it out. Marvel Comics was born after Stan Lee had already been writing and editing comic books for 40 years. JK Rowling was 36 when Harry Potter was first published. Viola Davis didn’t receive her big break until she was 43. And it took the legendary Toni Morrison… Continue reading A Dream Deferred
The Anxiety
This pesky bitch somehow always finds a way to strike... Writer's block is real, y'all I love to run. I've always been fast and as a kid I was very athletic. I played softball, basketball, and ran track. Running was essential and speed was my weapon. As an adult, I am shamefully not as athletic… Continue reading The Anxiety
How I’m making remote working, work… with three homeschooling children and very little space
Upon starting my job, I received some things that I had never had for a job before. A cell phone and a laptop were among the bigger items. My employer expected me to be able to help my participants wherever they are because well, many of them don't have homes. My job was the first… Continue reading How I’m making remote working, work… with three homeschooling children and very little space
We are the Hands and Feet: Losing a Parent at a Young Age
Losing someone you love is hard. And there can be no competition about which is the hardest although I could never EVER imagine losing a child. No one should ever have to bury their baby. But loss is loss, and regardless of who it is, when we love someone and that someone is no longer… Continue reading We are the Hands and Feet: Losing a Parent at a Young Age
We Are the Hands and Feet: Flip Or Flop
In part two of my "Hands and Feet" series, I will be discussing some of the struggles we faced when we bought our first house. For most people, buying a home is exciting and anxious all at the same time. Buyers get to tour their potential next place, and usually get time to decide on… Continue reading We Are the Hands and Feet: Flip Or Flop
When You Lose Your Inspiration: A Writing Journey
On November 1, I set out to begin what I'd been promising myself I'd do before the year was over. At the birth of a new year, I made the resolution that I was going to start my first novel before 2018 was through, even if it meant just writing a sentence or two to… Continue reading When You Lose Your Inspiration: A Writing Journey
The Writing Journey: Tales of an Impostor
Most successful writers in today's world of fiction often have such credentials as having studied English or earned his or her MFA in Creative Writing. Most live in the big city with a partner and have a few animals. Many teach, are members of various writing organizations, and regularly contribute articles and essays for popular… Continue reading The Writing Journey: Tales of an Impostor
Lessons Learned at 25,000 Words
This book is writing itself. This is what I tell me who ask me how the book is coming along. This book is writing itself, for really and truly. While it may not always feel good to write from a place that hurts, it is pretty easy, at least for me. Some days come… Continue reading Lessons Learned at 25,000 Words
The Writing Journey: Writing From a Place That Hurts
"When you write naked, you're doing this each time, allowing the reader a glimpse of yourself. Not everyone is going to like who you are... Strip to your bare skin and write your book in the glorious, raw mess just as nature intended." Jennifer Probst, Write Naked, a bestseller's guide to writing romance and navigating… Continue reading The Writing Journey: Writing From a Place That Hurts
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