In the world of poetry, the fourth month of the year is important as April is designated National Poetry Month. For some poets, the month is also a time to challenge themselves to write 30 different poems, one for each day of the month. Shortened to NaPoWriMo (National Poetry Writing Month), this is […]
I recently came across the book tag on Dee Reads Things and thought it was a really neat idea. It’s a perfect way to get to know a blogger, writer, author, etc. I figured since I’m relatively new to the blog scene, I’d do one and in order to get it out sooner rather than later, […]
I think New Year’s resolutions are neat in theory. Lose weight. Be more social. Read x amount of books. But they’re just so hard to keep! For example, I wrote in 2017 that I had three main writing goals: publish my novel, write and publish an original short story, and blog every week. I only […]
“If I just leave early enough, I can beat everyone into Boston,” I say. It is 6:30 in the morning, and the interstate is already gridlocked. Everyone else had the same idea. The sun has barely risen above the horizon, but it is enough light to see people putting on makeup, to eat a fast […]
April is National Poetry Month. This is one of the pieces I wrote in April 2018 to celebrate the occasion, the first one since I started writing poetry in November 2017. I keep going and going and going. Nothing will stop me; not even the pins and needles in my arms and the lack of […]
I’m living a jigsaw puzzle life. Pieces of me lie scattered all across the table: a like here, a pet peeve there, a hobby across the plane. I’m not sure how they all fit together, and there’s no picture on the box to show what I’m supposed to look like. I wish there were; living […]
I’m terrible at self-promotion as a writer. But I’m in marketing! This should be right up my alley! Using social media and my network to grow my following, sell books, garner reviews, etc. But it’s not. It’s not up my alley at all. It’s ironic, I know. Why is this? Why can I peddle other […]
Everyone has a story to tell. I spent a week in Las Vegas two weeks back, and while I’m happy to be back on the East Coast it was an experience I’ll never forget! The lights, the sounds, the sheer amount of people crowded into the deceptively small-looking Strip…it got me thinking. There are millions […]
As I sit here writing this, DJ Tone Terra is mixing live over the radio. It’s a funny thing, being a DJ—there’s a lot more skill involved than just fading songs in and out on the turntables. There are BPMs to match, keys to consider, listener requests to work in. I’ve played around on Virtual […]
Good morning! When I started my entrepreneurial journey last August, I knew I was in for a lot of hard work. There was so much that I didn’t know: how to set up an LLC, how to publish on Kindle, how to market the book by getting reviews and spending money on ad campaigns. Of […]