"Words, words, words." ~Shakespeare
Stephen King says “If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot.” Given that I love reading this is no problem for me. However, after staring at more than one title thinking "have I read that before?" I realized I have the …
Continue reading "Year End Book Wrap-Up (Plus made-up awards)"
Image description: on a red background, a caption reads: NANOWRIMO DAY 1 and gives statistics about the number of words written. Sunday, Nov 1: I wrote almost 6,300 words today. Yay for a strong start! Image description: on an orange background, a caption reads: NANOWRIMO DAY 2 and gives statistics about the number of words …
Continue reading "NaNoWriMo 2020 Week 1: It’s Been Quite the Month"
You know what's great during a pandemic? Escapism. Today begins NaNoWriMo, one of my perennial escapism favorites. For those who may not be familiar, the goal of NaNoWriMo is to write 50,000 words in a month (more here). For me, it acts as a catalyst to sink deeply into my current work in progress, so …
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Junior year of high school I decided to join the knowledge bowl team. After a few practices, our coach announced I'd made the varsity team. I didn't understand. I hadn't done very well during practice. I was so convinced of my inferior skills that I tried to convince my coach to take me off varsity. …
Continue reading "Imposter Syndrome and the Dunning-Krueger Affect: an epic duel"
Yes, I deliberately used affect, not effect. You’ll understand why in a minute. The Dunning-Kruger effect is a psychological phenomenon where people who are inexperienced tend to overestimate their expertise. Here’s a for instance. Let’s say you wanted to recreate the lovely mini quiche Husbeast is holding in the picture below. As a novice cook, …
Continue reading "The Dunning Krueger Affect and Why Some of My Posts Went Away"
Image description: the author wears a mask and gives a sarcastic thumbs up. Hello! It’s been a minute- or six months. I haven’t posted for two reasons. First, the Dunning-Krueger Effect and imposter syndrome have been doing a special kind of dance in my head— more on that later. Second, 2020 had been a hard …
Artist: Erin Murphy. Image description: painting of a white house on an orange background. I am honored to announce my short story "To the Future Child Residents of 27 Oakbridge Road" is featured in the current issue of Far From This, a quarterly digital illustration journal by New York based designer Erin Murphy. I want …
Continue reading "A Publication Announcement–And All the Feels"
Image description: black and white picture of a record player. Since this pandemic started heating up, I've leaned on music to help me feel better and get to a place where I can write. Turns out there's a scientific basis to my practice. Listening to music releases the happy chemical dopamine in our brains. It …
In order to continue creative work as COVID-19 takes up more and more of the headlines, I've also had to get creative about stress relief. Anyone who's ever come home from a hard day to a wagging tail or purring ball of fluff instinctively knows the stress relieving benefits of the animal kingdom. Turns out, …
Continue reading "Science Based Stress Relief: A Showcase of Pets"
Friends- Regardless of it you are a writer or not, the world is an upsetting place right now. Sickness is everywhere. It's hard to focus on putting pen to paper when it feels like the world is crumbling. But among the terror is something extraordinary. Among the terror is love. Every time someone cancels a …
