Here's some honesty for you. I've tried to write three different posts. I scrapped all of them. Why? Either they were too vulnerable and I worried I was sharing too much, or I thought they were boring and whiney after rereading them, or I was suddenly very worried about what other people would say. This… Continue reading A loud internal Critic, Discovery Drafting, and no plot to be found
As of today, I've written nearly 10k in this new project. After not having written any fresh words in months, this feels wild. This is very much a zero draft where I'm just telling myself the story (and the two lucky friends who have it thrown at them). I've been missing descriptions of places and… Continue reading What a difference a week makes
Something clicked last week. I decided to write what I wanted for as long as I could. What resulted was about 7,000 words over the next five days on a new project. I'd written a summary for this one thinking I'd work on it "when I had time" or "after my edit was done." That… Continue reading Writing Just for Me
I've seen a few posts on Substack listing things that bring you joy. Deb Dana coined the term "glimmers" in her book The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy. Glimmers are tiny, seemingly insignificant moments when you feel a sense of joy, pleasure, peace, and gratitude. They’re micro moments that begin to shape our system in very… Continue reading Glimmers – Small joyous moments
Things have been hard recently. Whether it's work, politics, world events, friends struggling, or the oppressive heat, life feels like a struggle right now. It's so hard not to be distracted by everything happening around me. I used to be so good at falling into my stories as an escape. I could write and write… Continue reading The Struggle is Real – Finding Escapes
Subtle Stories 