Dear Lovers and Dreamers, Thank you for showing up and doing the work you’re called to do, the work that comes through the heart, from a source beyond and within all of us, the work that’s hard and courageous. On days when my head is filled with the voice of my critic and the isolation … More Rainbow connection
I’m thrilled to have a better understanding of voice as a writing tool after the RMC SCBWI conference I attended this weekend. Kristie Choi explained voice is bravery on the page. It encompasses authenticity, empathy, and introspection. She described how voice is what makes a story sound unique. THIS MADE SO MUCH SENSE TO ME. … More Voice
Time is a construct. It flies. It drags. It disappears, betrays, eludes, and might be the most undervalued commodity. Big shifts happened for me in the past four months, and yet here I am still without literary agent, showing up each morning to spend time improving my craft. Hurry up and wait. It’s time to … More Time
Thank you Brienne for judging me 24/7 and not taking a break when I get disappointing, discouraging news that calls for weekday afternoon rosé.
sometimes you register for the scbwi winter conference and don’t get to attend live because life and so you watch the replay and are grateful to be connected to brian selznick through a recording and feel transported and enjoy it so much but then your brain taps your shoulder and says it’s awfully quiet out … More The cost of quiet
I had an aha moment today during the Picture Book Masters class I’m taking. The revisions I need to make next for the picture book manuscript I queried agents with late last year are related to emotional stakes of the reader. I’m delighted to realize this, but discouraged to recognize that I may have shot … More Stakes
Taking walks continues to be counterintuitive to me, despite how many times they’ve helped me with my writing process. Just this morning I sorted out the main character in the story I’m working on, and realized she needs an older sibling. This is so exciting! My creative practice is always a work in progress, it … More Walks work
I started reading Dear Genius and find it’s a mix of two things I cherish. Specific insight and intimate snapshots of the past. For the same reason I enjoyed reading a note to myself from my 10 years ago self (thank you time capsule from 2011), I’m fascinated by Ursula Nordstrom’s letters. Both transport me. … More Dear Genius
Writing again after more than two weeks off for my daughter’s winter “break.” Reminding myself what comes out in these first pages will not be good. And that’s okay. Reminding myself to trust the process I’ve set out, the path I’m on. Reminding myself that I’ve been showing up for myself, investing in myself as … More Hello 2022
My focus for 2021 is mastery over success. As I emerge from the WriteMentor summer mentoring program, I feel growing pains. I feel gratitude for my mentor Skylaar Amann. I feel hopeful that the stories she helped me strengthen will find their way into the hearts of readers some day. I learned useful skills that … More #AmWriting
Doo-Wop Bibimbap 