(Originally posted to my Substack) In 2015-2017, I ran an Asian drama review blog. I was obsessed with Korean, Japanese, and Taiwanese dramas, sitcoms, variety shows, and movies. They were pretty much all I watched during those years. I was hooked on them for a very similar reason that people love genre fiction; dramas (usually)… Continue reading K-Drama Recommendations from a Long-Time Fan
Some days, this body doesn’t feel like it’s mine. Some days my face looks wrong. Some days my hair feels wrong. It’s an almost daily shift, certainly weekly. It always comes down to focusing too hard on what my body is not, instead of appreciating what it is. I have never been the type of… Continue reading Building a Body that Feels Like Me
(This piece was originally on my Substack here) I’ve decided to start reading through the writing/craft books I’ve purchased over the years. There are some that you hear every writing teacher talk about: Bird-by-bird Save the Cat On Writing The Artist’s Way Writing Down the Bones I LOVE craft books. I find it fascinating to… Continue reading Book Report: Bird by Bird – Anne Lamott
I’ve always heard that the two worst parts of the publishing journey are querying agents and going on submission. I understand why — the wait, the stream of rejections, and protecting the embers of your publishing dreams. All the while, the community urges you to keep writing. Keep writing in case they want another book.… Continue reading Into the Query Trenches…
I want to share my writing. Desperately. I want other people to read my fiction to have the fun that I have when stories develop and scenes soar across my eyelids. But, it’s a lot of pressure to put on myself for a group of people that, honestly, doesn’t exist yet. (Shout out to the… Continue reading Blinders On – Tuning it all out for a while
Subtle Stories 