alaurafilbinOct 151 min15 October 2020: Physical ConnectionSince the second issue of my newsletter launches today, I'm going to keep this brief. Today, I want to talk about how important human con...
alaurafilbinOct 12 min1 October 2020: Busy Month & High HopesHow is it already October? And yet, how is 2020 not over yet? This entire year has been a hot mess and it's already almost over. October ...
alaurafilbinSep 183 min17 September 2020: Burnout & ExpectationsI may have bitten off more than I can chew, I admit. I haven't written much lately, I have barely done any editing, but I have been havin...
alaurafilbinSep 42 min4 September 2020: Podcasting & Returning to WorkFirst of all, sorry for the late post - I went back to work and I'm still trying to adjust to being back in this schedule. But holy crap,...
alaurafilbinJul 263 min27 July 2020: Winning Camp NaNo & Other AnnouncementsHoly moly, I have been so lazy since I reached my goal for Camp NaNo on the 20th, but the point is that I won! As a reward to myself, I h...
alaurafilbinJul 137 min13 July 2020: The End of an Astral Voyage, a D&D AdventureOne of my D&D groups has finally finished our campaign, a story that started over a year ago and, due to scheduling issues, has been a st...
alaurafilbinJul 92 min8 July 2020: Announcements & WhatnotIt hasn't really been all that long, and yet I have so many things to officially "announce" here on my blog! I am starting a newsletter c...
alaurafilbinJun 292 min28 June 2020: Camp NaNo is Imminent!How is it almost July already? I mean, time is an illusion and all, but still. That happened fast and now Camp NaNo is in a few days. Sin...
alaurafilbinJun 63 min6 June 2020: How to be a Good AllyRight now, there are so many crises occurring all at once, but these crises are catalysts for change. With COVID-19, the Black Lives Matt...
alaurafilbinMay 123 min12 May 2020: The Importance of Creativity During Times of CrisisOver this past weekend, I watched a few educational sessions from the 320 Festival on mental health, and then yesterday I watched a semin...
alaurafilbinMay 13 min1 May 2020: Camp NaNo is Over! Onward to Mental Health Awareness MonthTime to celebrate the end of a month-long challenge that I absolutely crushed. I wrote just over 60,000 words during the month of April, ...
alaurafilbinApr 272 min27 April 2020: Camp NaNo Update #3It's official: I have reached my goal of 60,000 words as of last night, thanks to writing sprints with my writing group via Discord! Whil...
alaurafilbinApr 162 min16 April 2020: Camp NaNo Update #2Just over halfway through the month and I have written 13,614 words towards my 20k goal, which means only 6,386 words to go! Although I h...
alaurafilbinMar 181 min18 March 2020: Corona QuarantineStarting tomorrow, March 19th, the school district I work for is suspending school indefinitely due to COVID-19, which means that I will ...
alaurafilbinMar 112 min11 March 2020: Self-Discipline is Not a ThingI am terrible at self-discipline and consistency, which is easily my biggest fault as a writer. Not that my writing is inconsistent, but ...
alaurafilbinFeb 271 min26 Feb 2020: The Editing ProjectWriting is difficult, any writer can tell you as much. However, I think editing is much more difficult, especially when it's someone else...
alaurafilbinFeb 202 min19 Feb 2020: Writing for The MightyWhen I was in college, I started becoming more aware of the things that were affecting my life both physically and mentally. In that proc...
alaurafilbinFeb 65 min5 Feb 2020: Greetings and Salutations!Greetings and salutations! Rather than jumping straight into the writing talk, I figured I'd spend this first post talking about who I am...
