I'm done playing small, and I want to help women who, like me, have felt 'constricted.' Read more in my latest newsletter: mailchi.mp/9340e404898f...

#Creativity #Writing #Journaling #WritingCommunity

Every day she woke up
And did the same exact things, again
Still expecting to change.

Then one day she said,
No more. She trusted herself,
And she began to blossom. 🌸

#Poem #OnBecoming #WritingLife #Creativity #WritingCommunity #LizsWritingJourney #Haiku #PlayingWithWords #MomLife

I cringed today when I saw a fellow writer suggest to an emerging writer: use AI to write a second version of your story. Why did he give this advice?!

WHY?!

The thing I most love about #CreativeWriting?

1/4

How many writing projects do you work on at once? I usually have one I’m drafting, one I’m editing, and one I’m querying…. But sometimes I draft more than one at once because it gives the manuscript time to simmer / breathe and tell me where to go next. 💖

#WritingCommunity

The other day, my social feeds were full of photos of the northern lights, bursts of color across the night sky, and it felt like a reminder to me, just how connected we all are.

#Poem #WritingCommunity #WritingJourney #WAHM #MomLife #Connection

After a teen discovers she can time travel & become Charlotte Corday, a French revolutionary known for killing Marat, she searches for a way to harness her powers to save her mom, all while combating a powerful order dedicated to ensuring people fulfill their destinies.
#PosterPit #Q #YA #HF #F

Achievement unlocked! I hit 50k words in my newest manuscript. This first draft is so much fun to write, and I can’t wait to share more about this angsty coming-of-age new adult book with you 💖

#AmWriting #Books #WritingLife

“Fearless writing is the willingness and ability to choose your writing path, & write as your authentic self.”

Taking some time today (and every day) to squeeze in some time to write, reflect, find my voice, & work on being fearless.

#FearlessMotivation #AmWriting #AmReading #WritingAsYourGuide

File this under things I never thought I’d say before having kids… “no, there is no ‘kit’ you can buy to genetically modify seeds” and “no, you cannot combine human dna with plant dna.”

Any tips on things my 8 year old can do/learn about to encourage his interest in genetic engineering? 🤣🤦‍♀️

My short story in this collection was one of my all-time favorites to write, probably because it was inspired by a trip my family took to the Oregon coast, where we witnessed the minus tide. amzn.to/454v4XB

#Anthology #WritingLife #Adventure #ShortStory #MinusTide #AffiliateLink

When I told my 8-year-old that he couldn’t have lighter fluid or anything flammable to make something he saw on YouTube, he replied “you never let me do anything fun!” 🤦‍♀️🤣

#MomLife #TheThingsKidSay

Why is it taking me so long to finish my lit agent research? Because I keep finding new books to add to my HUGE TBR list 🤣🤦‍♀️😅
My Goodreads “want to read” list is currently at 1237 and growing!

A useful thing @katemckean.bsky.social said at our webinar today was that we as book writers are writing for the future of at least 2 years from now (because that's how long publishing takes). We can & should write for the world we hope we will have, not the one we are stuck with right now

The only thing better than writing a decent scene/chapter is finding a decent scene/chapter that I’d forgotten I wrote. 🤣 🙌

I’m a work in progress (aren’t we all?!)
Life has been changing around our household lately, meaning our routines have been changing too… more to come soon!

#WorkInProgress #LifeWithKids #Art #WritingCommunity #StayTuned

Why did my kids fight today? Because one didn’t believe the other could create a real-life teleporter 🤣🤦‍♀️🤪 #LifeWithKids

If you voted for this regime, pay attention that Elon Musk, an unelected billionaire from South Africa just hacked the treasury and state department. He has every American’s financial data and is now deciding who gets paid going forward. If that is not what you voted for, call your elected officials

For those of you, like me, who are feeling the overwhelm… here’s how to find your focus.

We all have a part to play right now. Focus on the things you CAN do, and not on the things currently out of your control.