Tag: WritersLife
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Inspiration: Detective Noir
Ever since reading The Maltese Falcon in Undergrad, I loved the idea of detective noir. The 1930s novel and its film adaptation with Humphrey Bogart (1941) is often considered the beginning of or at least the solidification of the noir genre. Noir is a work of aesthetics as many genres are and often includes gangsters,…
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Naming my Baby Boy
Naming a baby is not easy. There are so many things to consider: Is the name too common? Can it be shortened to a cute nickname? Does it have a “y” in it? Does it sound like a dog’s name? Is it too unique? Is it too hippy? Does it have a nice ring to…
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Tarot to Start the Year
There is a lot of misinformation about tarot in the world. I know people who think it can tell the future, and I know others who think the cards are influenced by Satan. But tarot, like so many things in life, only has as much power as people put into it. Shortly before Covid, I…
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New Year’s Reflection
New Year’s is more a time of reflection than resolution for me. It is about considering how I spent my time this year and where I want to focus my energy for the future. I always pick 10 things with varying degrees of required energy. Some of the goals are easier because they are already…
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A Casual Gender Reveal
This is a casual gender reveal to all my extended family and friends to let them know some very exciting news. We’re going to have a boy! We wanted to know early, mostly because we are impatient, but also a little to set ourselves up for success. It does not matter what genitalia our baby…
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Holiday Spirit
Whenever we enter a new season, there are specific things that make me feel festive. During October, that means visiting a Spirit Halloween, even if I do not buy much. During Christmas for many people, that means putting lights on a tree and singing along to Mariah Carey. When I was a kid, if it…
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Of Teeth & Dreams: Excerpt
As of Thanksgiving, I completed my NanoWrimo goal and finished the first draft of my new book, Of Teeth and Dreams. It started as a short story and now has a full life of its own. I am very excited with the way it turned out, though it will be a few drafts before I…
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Life Update
With the beginning of the holiday season, the weeks are getting busier and busier. So I thought I would give a quick life update.
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Inspiration: Fairy Tale
During November’s month-long rush to write a 50,000 novel, I often pick a book to read to inspire my writing. Last year it was Patrick Rothfuss. This year is Stephen King’s Fairy Tale. The book was recommended to me because of my interest in the merging of the supernatural and mundane, and since it touches…
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A Playlist for Teeth&Dreams
Music plays an important role in my writing by giving me ideas and setting a tone, so in recent years I create a playlist for each new project. My current NaNoWriMo project, Of Teeth and Dreams, now also has a working playlist. Currently sitting at just over an hour, the occassional jarring combination of indie…
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