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10 December 2020: Summary of the Year & Podcast Announcement
We did it! After the longest and most insane year in my memory, we have finally made it to the final month of 2020. It's hard to remember...
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26 November 2020: Minor Reparations on Thanksgiving
Happy (American) Thanksgiving! Today is a day that, though it is rooted in some very problematic history, has come to be associated with...
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12 November 2020: NaNo Check-In & Tip
NaNoWriMo is nearly halfway over and I’m at 30,000 words! It’s amazing what happens when I don’t have to stress about the election...
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15 October 2020: Physical Connection
Since the second issue of my newsletter launches today, I'm going to keep this brief. Today, I want to talk about how important human...
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1 October 2020: Busy Month & High Hopes
How 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...
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17 September 2020: Burnout & Expectations
I 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...
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4 September 2020: Podcasting & Returning to Work
First 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,...
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27 July 2020: Winning Camp NaNo & Other Announcements
Holy 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...
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13 July 2020: The End of an Astral Voyage, a D&D Adventure
One 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...
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8 July 2020: Announcements & Whatnot
It 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...
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28 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....
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6 June 2020: How to be a Good Ally
Right now, there are so many crises occurring all at once, but these crises are catalysts for change. With COVID-19, the Black Lives...
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12 May 2020: The Importance of Creativity During Times of Crisis
Over this past weekend, I watched a few educational sessions from the 320 Festival on mental health, and then yesterday I watched a...
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1 May 2020: Camp NaNo is Over! Onward to Mental Health Awareness Month
Time 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,...
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27 April 2020: Camp NaNo Update #3
It'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!...
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16 April 2020: Camp NaNo Update #2
Just 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...
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18 March 2020: Corona Quarantine
Starting tomorrow, March 19th, the school district I work for is suspending school indefinitely due to COVID-19, which means that I will...
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11 March 2020: Self-Discipline is Not a Thing
I am terrible at self-discipline and consistency, which is easily my biggest fault as a writer. Not that my writing is inconsistent, but...
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26 Feb 2020: The Editing Project
Writing is difficult, any writer can tell you as much. However, I think editing is much more difficult, especially when it's someone...
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19 Feb 2020: Writing for The Mighty
When I was in college, I started becoming more aware of the things that were affecting my life both physically and mentally. In that...
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