We are in the peak of busy season for my job, so it has been difficult to write creatively in my free time. However, I am excited to share that a personal narrative I wrote in the spring and submitted to a podcast was accepted and just aired this week! The Habit Podcast (Conversations with [...]
Tag: publishing
Lord of the Sabbath: Published in a Print Journal!
Writing (as with any kind of art) can take a long time, but publishing takes so much longer! I wrote an essay more than two years ago of which I was really proud. The Lord of the Sabbath: How Jesus’ Lordship Offers Rest recounts my experiences developing a practice of Sabbath and what I learned [...]
Short Story Published!
I had a fictional short story published by Heart of Flesh Literary Journal this week! My story, entitled Through the Hedge, can be found here. If you'd like to browse the larger journal or purchase a print copy, you can do so here. I'm staying "on brand" as this story features children, birds, and old [...]
Working Without Distraction: Writing Retreat
For my personal vacation this year, I went on the Focus Writing Retreat with the Habit. The idea for this retreat was to provide the opportunity for focused time on a writing project, while at the same time providing community and social activities as a group so we wouldn't go crazy (the organizer had some [...]
I’ve Got a Bad Case of Poetry: The Book Arrived!
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 [...]
I’m Not Creative: Analyzing Myself as a Writer
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. [...]
Supporting Other Authors
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 [...]
Writing is Hard Work, but I Had Another Poem Published!
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. [...]
Kickstarter Has Launched for “I’ve Got a Bad Case of Poetry”!
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 [...]
An Exciting Publishing Goal Met: “I’ve Got a Bad Case of Poetry”
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 [...]
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