This time of year, there is a huge focus on setting goals and making plans for the upcoming months (you can find my writing goals for 2025 here ). But amid New Year's resolutions, you may also find bucket lists. These tend to be on the fun side, like trying a new activity or traveling to a different country, and are typically more long-term goals (ie, before you kick the bucket...). While I definitely have writing goals like publishing my novels, I also have a writing-centric

Happy New Year, readers! 2024 ended on a pretty high note for me, as described in greater detail here , and I'm raring to go now that we've entered 2025. Like a lot of bloggers out there, I'm kicking off this new year with a post going into my goals for the coming months but, unlike years past, I'm aiming to keep things on the simpler side (and I really do mean it this time). This year, I'm striving to continue the growth I made in 2024 both creatively and as a human. So let

2024 sure was something, wasn't it? Like any year, 2024 had its ups and downs. But somehow, some of the downs felt lower. I don't want to dwell on the negatives, impossible as it may seem, and I'm trying to stay optimistic as 2025 swiftly approaches. And that starts with celebrating the things that did go right in 2024. Things may not have gone according to plan, but there are certainly things to celebrate. This year, my writing got a bit waylaid, but I was able to make some

2024 seems to be flying by! And so far, this year is vastly different from how things were around this time 2023. In these past few months, I started at a new job that I love, launched Plot Bunny Hollow , and made some new writer friends that have inspired me and kept me motivated. I'm also in significantly better health now that the majority of my lingering long Covid symptoms have at last subsided. On the whole, things really feel like they're starting to look up. That mean

If there is anything 2023 showed me, it's how frustrating it can be when your carefully laid intentions are crumpled up and cast aside by forces beyond your control. The important thing is being able to persist in the face of the challenge and keep moving forward even when the wind is in your face and not at your back. As Dolly Parton once said, "We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails." And that's precisely what I plan to do in 2024! Now that we've rung in the

And just like that, another year is in the books! 2023 was, well... it was something, all right. I haven't written extensively about this on the blog or posted much about it on social media, but I spent most of 2023 dealing with health issues carrying over from getting Covid-19 in late 2022, which took a significant toll on my writing (and life in general). When I shared my mid-year check-in back at the end of June, my lingering Long Covid symptoms had resulted in me throwing