Personal Journey Story Category

Slow progress…

Is still progress! January had a slow start for me due to the dreary, cold weather, the state of the world taking up my headspace, and having a college-age kid around that I love and wanted to hang out with. After taking him back out of state to start his next semester, my frame of […]

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Reading update…

And some different goals for 2026. In 2025, I read 274 books and that total includes some novellas and short stories. My top three genres were of course fantasy, mystery/thriller, and rom-com. 122 were audiobooks that I listened to at high speeds while driving, walking the pup, cooking, doing housework or unwinding with a jigsaw […]

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Setting goals…

2026 edition. Happy New Year! I’m hoping to refocus this year and dive back into my writing goals! Shadow Walker: Dreamcatcher series: Red Hour: Other: Wish me luck in 2026!

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So long 2025…

And thanks for reminding me to flex. Merry almost Christmas to those who celebrate and Happy Holidays to all! 2026 is coming soon, and it’s time to look back at my goals for 2025. As planned, I stopped querying Seeds of Power to focus on editing another book to query in future. I had a […]

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This holiday season…

We welcome new traditions. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving break with my college-age son and I’m looking forward to him being home again soon for a whole month. While he was last here, he put up the outdoor lights and helped us decorate the Christmas tree, and it was wonderful to have this tradition just […]

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Happy almost Thanksgiving!

This year’s thoughts on gratitude. I am immensely grateful for my husband’s love and partnership, for his resilience this past year getting back into physical shape and embracing his bicycling life again after a very scary accident, and for chasing his dreams and opening up his own veterinary practice. I’m thankful that my son’s first […]

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Thoughts on point of view…

Since I’m writing a dual POV story for the first time. My writing life is back in full swing and I’m so excited by the progress I’m making on Shadow Walker. This is the first book I’m writing consistently in two POVs and it’s been a good stretch of my writing skills and planning process. […]

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I joined a book club!

Then started another one. This summer, a dear friend of mine gathered a few of her friends and started a monthly book club. I’ve met three new wonderful women in the same season of life as me, chatted about two amazing books, and most recently read a 5-star magical realism book that I had never […]

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Balancing moods and goals…

In both reading and writing. Middle school started and we are all up a lot earlier than we used to be. I’m being very good about doing my physical therapy (to stay strong after an injury last fall), yoga, and walking the dog each day. I’ve accomplished multiple general ‘adulting’ to dos so far this […]

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Summer is over…

Time to get writing! This summer was long, hot and fun—but writing time fell to the bottom of my priority list. The hubs opened up a new veterinary practice, my oldest son moved out of state for college, and my youngest son starts middle school tomorrow, so now it’s time for me to get back […]

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