Relearning the Craft

I begin each new semester with a bit of trepidation about what I’m going to be learning. Last semester the daunting project was a grant proposal. The semester before that I fretted over both nonfiction and fiction workshops, which I hadn’t had any experience with before. This semester the worry is threefold. Due to some… Continue reading Relearning the Craft

May Update

I have some awesome news! Sunday, I entered a contest on a whim and I just found out today that I made the short list! If you want to read the story, click here. Feel free to comment and let me know what you think. In other news, now that I’m out of school, I’ve… Continue reading May Update

Today got off to a good start: I ate a cinnamon roll for breakfast.

One of my favorite quotations is from a book called The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. “There is one great truth on this planet: whoever you are, or whatever it is that you do, when you really want something, it’s because that desire originated in the soul of the universe.” I really really want to write,… Continue reading Today got off to a good start: I ate a cinnamon roll for breakfast.

March Update

This is my last minute March update. It’s late because I’ve been waiting for the results of the contest I’ve entered, which were supposed to be posted either by the 17th or the end of the month. I’m a little annoyed about that one, since the website doesn’t even have a real answer and it’s… Continue reading March Update