I’ve hesitated to write and post this, because 2019 was not a great writing year. I wrote 51,173 words, which is the lowest for nearly a decade. This may also explain, at least in some part, why I’ve gone from …
Level-Up! Essence of Green :: June-July 2019
“Faerie-folk gather in the woodland glades, and frolic beside moss-banked streams; the fires of summer burn green and gold, and everywhere there is high magick afoot!” – Michele Morgan It’s August. W00t. I realised I’d missed the first weekend …
Revising a Novel Manuscript [Commitments & Planning]
It’s mid-July. I have officially written a total of 1,000 words this YEAR. And this weekend, I finally feel ready to step back into storycraft. The Decision I can’t really explain what has shifted, except that my desire to write …
Level-Up! Essence of Green :: May 2019
“There is a wildness in the air, a spice that belongs to more than lilacs or the sweet woodruff blooming beneath the trees. Ferns glisten with morning dew, and somewhere, lovers conspire to meet at sundown.” – Michele Morgan It’s …
Lessons in Wanting Too Much (& Doing Just Enough)
It’s the end of May, and this year, you may have noticed, my weekly post schedule has pretty much fallen to a monthly post, after 2 years of consistent, weekly content. Assessing the Signs My little project percentage bar on …
Level-Up! Essence of Green :: Mar-Apr 2019
“Milk-white clouds pillow in an agate sky. Buds swell tightly against slender branches, and soft, mousy catkin beg to be patter by children on their way to school. Fresh rain breaks over the greening Earth, scattering the petals of cherry …