“Pass the orange juice.”

“Excuse me, young man? And get your elbows off the table. Didn’t your father teach you any manners?”

“Ugh. Would you please pass me the orange juice?”

“That’s better. Here you go. …

This journal entry comes from my main character in my new novel, Cecilia Thompson, before the beginning of the novel. It was kind of fun to get in her head and write down what she was thinking before she made the decision to go search for her long-lost family.

My…

Insomnia sucks.

I’m exhausted. My legs are rubbery, ready to give out at any time. I want to just collapse to the ground and cry. Yet, that takes energy that I do not have.

People at work speak to me. I watch as their mouth moves and they make hand…

Every holiday in my house while growing up was steeped in traditions. Looking back, I loved those traditions and knew exactly what to expect every year.

Once I started my own family, those traditions changed, yet I wish they never did.

Every Thanksgiving my aunts, uncles, and cousins would fill…

Every day I check my stats several times to see if I’ve gotten any reads. Yes, you read that correctly. My reads are so dismal that any and all are appreciated. Well, at least once a month, Google finds one of my articles and gives me the middle finger.

You…

October flew by in a blink of an eye. I didn’t get half as much done as I’d hoped, but November is here. In fact, the first week of November is almost over. Where the heck is time going?

Time for my monthly goals.

You might be asking why post…

It’s the one month a year that I do my very best to be as productive as possible when it comes to my writing.

So, what happens?

Life happens.

Days 1 and 2 went smooth. I got my word count in, was able to squeeze in a bit of editing…

So it’s been about two months since I published the first episode of my story. If you’re interested and want to take a look, here is the link. I hope you enjoy it!

Is it worth it?

For me, absolutely.

This is a story that I wrote two-thirds of years…