A Quiet Corner of a Busy World
This past week brought the end product of an anthology that was dreamed up years ago by Bandersnatch Books. I entered in on the project two years ago when they put out a call for submissions of new children's poems. It was eight or nine months before I found out that a poem I submitted [...]
A few years ago, my workplace gave me a comprehensive assessment (the Pro-D assessment) based on nine key career values. The assessment ranks the career values against themselves in three areas, mission, competency, and style. I found it extremely accurate and insightful! Recently, I revisited the assessment results, but with my writing work in mind. [...]
This summer, I participated in a summer book chain of sorts. Participants received an advance reader copy of a new middle grade fantasy book Beyond the Far Horizon, by mail. We had a week to read it and then pass it on to the next person on the list. In return, we were asked to [...]
This week, I had another poem published through an online journal, Solid Food Press. Please read Hummingbird Sabbath here! There is a temptation to think that poetry (or any other kind of writing) is a gift some people have, the words just come to them in a storm of inspiration, and then they get published. [...]
Just a quick update that the new children's poetry anthology, "I've God a Bad Case of Poetry", launched its Kickstarter yesterday. One of my poems will be featured! You can view the Kickstarter here if you are interested in supporting this work or just want a little peak inside the covers of the book. You [...]
As I shared in a recent writing update, this past year did not feel very successful in terms of my publishing goals. I received many more rejections than the previous year. However, with the many rejections also came one acceptance which was very exciting for me! Toward the end of 2023, I heard about the [...]
This is a writing update, but it is also a reminder not to give up. In the last two years, I've been trying to be more intentional about my writing, seeking to have it published to a larger audience. If you aren't a writer yourself (or maybe you are a writer, but have not sought [...]
If you're following along, I am still working on two more articles in the dating series! However, I wanted to get some feedback from men as I was writing the article geared toward women. That is taking a little extra time. I'm thankful that of the men I asked, none of them have just given [...]
I had another article published last week! Kosmeo Magazine published my personal narrative/essay, I Will Build My Church...Mid-Century Modern, in their summer issue. The theme is Windows. I've been encouraged in my writing over these last few months. Though not everything I've submitted for publication has been accepted, I am submitting more (and I think [...]
I was published again last week! This time by Kosmeo online magazine. You can view their full Advent issue here or you can go directly to my article here. I tell the story of a time I was given a lot more communion wine than expected. Enjoy! You may have noticed that I have been [...]
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