The other day I went for a lengthy walk around the city. It was not a route I usually traveled, and it took about 2 hours to complete. It wasn’t until the very end of my walk, when I made a stop at my local grocery store, that I realized that I had misplaced the […]
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Writers: Learn Self-Care and How to Be Kind to Yourself
This is NOT a sponsored post. Last weekend, I experienced burnout, to the point where I felt I couldn’t write anymore. I had hit a wall. For the past month I had been writing 3 paid articles a week. In the beginning, I thought I could handle it, but by the end of last week, […]
Why You Shouldn’t Let Your Past Define You
So there’s been recent movement by fans of the show Hey Arnold! to petition a continuation of the series. For those that don’t know, I used to produce a podcast, The Vacant Lot Podcast, that was all about Hey Arnold!, a 90s Nicktoon about a boy with a football head living in the big city. […]
How to Know When it’s Time to Pivot in Your Writing
I’ve struggled to write my manuscript lately. I started the idea for my YA novel last spring, and had a first draft by May. I took a break for several months, not returning to the project until early this year. Looking at it, I wasn’t satisfied with what I had written. Admittedly, I may have […]
Aggretsuko, Karaoke, and How to Unlock Your True Writing Potential
Aggretsuko is my favourite show on Netflix. This animated series about a female red panda navigating Japan’s work culture had me hooked from the first episode. The highlight of the show is when Retsuko goes to karaoke and transforms from a timid office worker into a veritable death metal BOSS. I love this show because […]