Welp. It's finally here. The big one. The big "three-oh", the age that media has taught me means I'm old, and society has marked as the beginning of the end. Guys help, I'm thirty. When I was younger, there was this movie, 13 Going on 30. Thirteen year old Jenna wishes to be “thirty, flirty… Continue reading Nearly a Grandma
I struggle with keeping resolutions. I know I can’t be alone in this. My writing group had a discussion about this recently. We were asked to share our writing-related goals for the group. One of our members shared her thoughts on goal setting, and mentioned that she doesn’t like “resolutions”. When I asked about why,… Continue reading 2021 Goals
So this year was weird. I’ll spare you all the speech. We all went through it, after all. I personally didn’t get to visit my family, who live in the States. Officially now, I haven’t seen them in over a year, which is a little weird. We had a nice quiet Christmas, just my boyfriend… Continue reading Quiet Moments
We're back, with another Dad Story! Red cars/trucks with Christmas trees have become kind of an icon for my Christmas. If I see one, I have to buy it. (That's pretty hard on my wallet, they're common now.) That's because of this story. I was in first grade when it happened- it happened while I… Continue reading Dad Stories No. 2: The Christmas Tree
When I was a kid, playing D&D was the nerdiest thing you could do, like the lowest level of nerd-dom. I don’t know where this stigma came from specifically, but I have some examples. Does anyone remember the old Disney show, Recess? (Let’s pause for a moment of nostalgia). There was an episode called “Lord… Continue reading D.M. Sometimes Stands for Dungeon Master
I called my dad today and had him re-tell his rowboat story that I mentioned in this post. I think it was built up in my head a little. He used to tell it to us when we were kids, and we found it very exciting. It’s not quite as good as I remember (sorry,… Continue reading Dad Stories No.1 : The Rowboat Story
My love of storytelling comes from my parents, and rituals from my childhood. Books, of course, are a given. I could probably dedicate an entire blog post to my love of books, but that’s for another day. I was reading at a young age (not a brag, I swear), so books have just sort of… Continue reading Storytelling, Part 2
I thought I’d take some time to talk about my career and writing. I have always felt like I’m a bad writer. It’s not that my writing itself is bad, it’s that I’m not dedicated enough. I referenced this in a previous blog post: the writers group that specified, This is NOT a group for… Continue reading Storytelling, Part 1
Oh goodness, it’s been a long time since I’ve posted! This is going to be a short post, and my regular posting will come back this week. I stopped posting in mid-March because of Nano prep. I did April’s Camp Nano, and actually met my word count! This is a first, guys! Never before in… Continue reading Sneak attack!
May contain minor spoilers. That doesn't really sound like a title for a post on a writing blog, does it? Well, maybe it makes sense, if you watch the show. I am a fan of the show Jane the Virgin. I admit to liking the earlier seasons better (when the telenovela plot concept was fresh); but… Continue reading I need to quit watching Jane the Virgin
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