Creatives

My little sister didn't want me to buy her anything for Christmas. She was very adamant on me drawing her this and for good reason. See, she told me she wanted me to draw Pokemon Trainer Ruby for her birthday, like, two years ago. Now you see I'm a terrible […]

Pokemon Trainer Ruby – A Christmas Present

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You know that feeling when you’re so focused on something that everything else can go take a hike? You forget to eat. Maybe you stay up way later than normal. That’s what happens when I hit my flow state. I wish I could say I flow on command, but I […]

Week 15 – The Creative Flow State

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Hey! I wanted to talk a little bit about branding. It’s this elusive thing I’ve been trying to understand for what feels like forever now. Artists develop a style for you to know them by. Authors write in a specific genre and have a specific tone to their stories. Musicians […]

Week 14 – What’s Your Author Brand?

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Current projects Queen of Werewolves – The Lost Princess of Howling Sky Book 3 Once Soulmates – These Immortal Vows Book 3 Where do I begin? This week was a blur. I finished the first draft of Queen of Werewolves last week. So, this week was supposed to be dedicated to editing, right? Well, it was and it wasn’t. Queen of Werewolves […]

Week 13 – Edits, Book Covers, and Shifting Priorities

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Current projects Queen of Werewolves – The Lost Princess of Howling Sky Book 3 Once Soulmates – These Immortal Vows Book 3 You can do something for years and years, but there will always be more to learn. Even masters are continuously learning their craft. I’ve been drawing ever since I can remember. Though I wouldn’t call myself a master of any […]

Week 9 – Learning/Practicing Your Writing Craft

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Current projects Queen of Werewolves – The Lost Princess of Howling Sky Book 3 Once Soulmates – These Immortal Vows Book 3 First, I want to start out by saying this: it’s not always easy to fulfill our goals. Each week, I have a goal in mind. It’s a small goal, a stepping stone, to reach my big goals. Big goals like […]

Week 7 – Writing and Self-Care

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Are you ready to learn more about Ash? I talked about Lance in this post and Yuri in this post. Now it’s Ash’s turn. Ash is genderqueer. This means different things depending on the person, but I wanted to make Ash like me. It goes back to each of the […]

Valentine’s Day Tigers – Ash “Nobody”

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I’ve been thinking about authenticity a lot lately. During one of my yoga practices, my teacher said something that has stuck with me. My teacher said she puts herself in situations where she can be authentic. I wondered what she meant by that, and I thought about my books and […]

Creative Work and the Pursuit of Authenticity

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Current projects Queen of Werewolves – The Lost Princess of Howling Sky Book 3 Once Soulmates – These Immortal Vows Book 3 Blind to Love – audiobook Queen of Werewolves – The Lost Princess of Howling Sky Book 3 Well, I didn’t get anything done here because I took time off for Kingdom Hearts III, got sick, read some books. But rest assured, […]

Week 5 – Taking a Break

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Current projects Valentine’s Day Tigers – The Holiday Shifter Mates Book 3 – an original song too!!! Once Soulmates – These Immortal Vows Book 3 About Gender Identity – YA book Blind to Love – audiobook Valentine’s Day Tigers – The Holiday Shifter Mates Book 3 This week has been a blur. And my anxiety has been […]

Week 3 – Overtime

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