Setting Aesthetic
Welcome to Day Three of the Writer Friends Challenge! Today I'm sharing a bit of the setting aesthetic for my current story. The still untitled story I’m working on is for the To LA with Love anthology and takes place in 1890s Southern California. While it does take place in the west, and has some western elements, it isn’t a…
Read Across America
It’s Day Two of the Writer Friends Challenge, and that means it's Read Across America Day! Okay, Let’s be real, every day is read across America day. 😆 Held every March 2nd, on the birthday of Dr Seuss, Read Across America Day was founded by the National Education Association to foster a lifelong love of reading among people of all…
What Does Being A Writer Mean To Me
Welcome to Day One of the Writer Friends Challenge for March! Today’s prompt is “What does being a writer mean to me?” I’ve always been a storyteller (or “storyyeller”, as autocorrect wanted to say). Before I could read and write I was creating stories for my toys and acting them out in my doll house. Making up fan fics in…
Wildfire Relief
You know, just last week I said I wouldn’t do an anthology project, that I wanted to focus on my own writing projects. Well, the universe had other ideas. As you know, Los Angeles has been hit with some massive wildfires. The two biggest fires are still burning and under 50% containment. More than two weeks in, the Eaton fire…
Forward Into 2025
Welcome to the new year! While I did post this on my insta and Facebook, it was getting a little long winded (shocking, I know), so now it's a blog post. Which I guess is good, since I need to occasionally update the ol' website. January is the time of year when I get to reflect back on all I…