The social media burnout is real, but that’s not the only reason my online presence has been a little less active. In the beginning of July, I announced that I was going to pull back from posts, poetry, and blogging in order to be able to put all my energy into querying my novel. Now, […]
I saw a quote once that said something along the lines of this: “Most people who practice brutal honesty are more interested in the brutality than the honesty.” I don’t like harsh truths/realities or brutal honesty, and I especially don’t like it when it’s directed at me. Call me an optimist (ironic, I know,) but […]
What if writers didn’t live in the digital age where social media marketing has become just as important as spending time on our writing? One where we could be respected without having 10,000 followers. Where we could shut out the constant business plans and write by candlelight just like Dickens. Where writers could be antisocial […]
I think we’ve all had a book that we started to read, then had to stop because they included that one thing in it. Everyone has personal lines that they draw when it comes to the media they consume, and I respect that. Whenever a new book or movie comes out, there’s always some discourse […]
Every writer I know makes jokes about how the FBI agent who stalks them is looking in horror at their search history. I’m not terribly concerned about mine. I am of the firm belief that the agent assigned to me will see my dictionary history, and go “Oh, this poor writer…” because on some days […]