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Jun 22, 20233 min read

Checking In 67: 06.22.2023

So, apparently I’m averaging 9 weeks between posts now… yeah. This one is going to be short because I need to get to editing, but I’m...

Jul 3, 20222 min read

Checking in 57: 7.03.2022

Hello. How is everything going? Things are going to be a little different this month. Because I am participating in Camp NaNoWriMo, my...

Apr 3, 20222 min read

I'm Publishing! ...By April 8

Hi guys! I've been on a bit of a hiatus the last few weeks trying to work up the courage to self-publish my first fiction piece on...

Jan 16, 20223 min read

Checking in 50: 01.16.22

We did it! We made it to fifty Check ins. How cool is that? New Steps I’ve been writing at least one thousand words most days ever since...

Apr 5, 20212 min read

Checking in 29: 04.02.21

Hi guys, I am happy to report that the weather here has been amazing. In fact, it’s been nice enough that we’ve been able to open up the...

Mar 26, 20213 min read

Checking in 28: 03.26.21

Hello, Spring is trying so hard to… spring here in the Salt Lake Valley. We are in that awkward stage of the year when it can be 70⁰ one...

Mar 12, 20213 min read

Checking in 27: 03.12.21

Hello again. I decided today… actually, right now, as I’m writing this… that I want to change the format of these check-ins. Normally, I...

Mar 12, 20212 min read

Just Keep Writing

I have recently discovered that my most productive writing time is from about 10 am to 3 pm. Unfortunately, I work my day job during this...

Feb 27, 20211 min read

Checking in 26: 02.26.21

I did it! I have officially sent of my first query for a fiction story. This is huge for me… HUGE! And it feels so fast. A year ago, I...

Feb 19, 20217 min read

Books...a Love Story

I’ve always been a book worm. Huge. I was the girl that walked down the hall in high school with a book in front of her face. People...

Feb 12, 20213 min read

Checking in 25: 2.12.21

Hi guys, It’s my birthday today! I find myself feeling contemplative this morning. Thinking back to the year I’ve had. We could never...

Jan 19, 20215 min read

The Kanban Board: Organization Method of My Dreams

Historically, I am incredibly unorganized about my writing. I have notes on ideas everywhere: word files, on my cell phone, on random...

Jan 5, 20212 min read

Checking in 24: 01.05.2021

HAPPY NEW YEAR! How is everyone doing? Finally, finally we are done with 2020. Problem is, none of the stuff we were dealing with in 2020...

Dec 23, 20205 min read

Just a quirk

Have you ever had one of those nights? You’re restless. You open the frig, don’t see anything you want. You flip through the channels on...

Dec 23, 20202 min read

Checking in 23: 12.23.20

<takes a deep breath in> AHHHHHHHGGGGGRRRRRRRRAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! Sorry. I had to get that out. I lost my flash drive. LOST. IT. Gone....

Dec 11, 20203 min read

Checking in 22—12.11.20

Hi guys. The deadline for the Writers of the Future contest is coming up at the end of the month and I am starting to feel a little...

Nov 11, 20201 min read

Checking in 19

Hello again! I’m am gearing up for 3 days of FyreCon 4! Officially it kicks off tonight at 7 pm local time and I am stoked. FyreCon 4 is...

Nov 2, 20202 min read

Checking in 18

Happy Monday everybody! I hope the time change for daylight savings hasn’t screwed anyone up too bad. I had the insane notion that I was...

Oct 22, 20206 min read

On Becoming a Writer

Only I can tell my stories the way I tell them.