I had a great time signing books at a charity benefit earlier this week. I raised money from book sales for the Council on Aging and donated $1 per book sold during the event. While the final sum wasn’t huge, hopefully it’ll help with holiday needs. I made a short …
I never thought of research as something I’m good at, but I’ve been knee-deep in it for over a year. It dawned on me this afternoon that I’m very good at researching topics that interest me, but terrible at required academic research. Now that those two concepts are separate in …
I didn’t slept well for almost two weeks. A combination of back pain, anxiety, and staring at my phone too late kept me at no more than four hours of sleep most nights. I downloaded an app called Calm, played some of its music, and diffused lavender oil in my …
I didn’t think rejection would disappear once I got my first book contract, but I thought the sting of it would lessen. False. 2. I learned to love Twitter, despite the soul-sucking potential of social media. I’ve read some great articles, essays, and poems that I wouldn’t have found without …
