Personal Journey Story Category

New Month…

New routine. June travel is over and we don’t have many plans again until August. On July 1st, I opened up my new novel about a witch and a werewolf solving a missing persons case together and I had a great time working on it a few days during the week. I’m hoping this new […]

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Summertime, and the living is…

Semi-busy. My husband’s laptop broke so he used mine for a while, college orientation for my son took me out of state for a couple days, and life has been generally a little busy. I’m not stressed. We’re not “too” busy, but the days are fuller than expected. My reading and writing time have been […]

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Endings…

Create space for new beginnings. The school year has ended and summer vacation has begun! My teenager is a high school graduate and headed to college this fall. Youngling has left elementary school behind and will start middle school. My husband opens his new veterinary practice this July, making a lifelong dream come true. I […]

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Cutting through unhelpful opinions…

And focusing on joy. In the bookish world, you can find a lot of opinions. That’s great when talking about honest (and respectful) book reviews. I enjoy seeing how the same book can impact readers in different ways. Every book is not intended for every reader. We all have personal tastes. But there are also […]

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This new writing project…

Is happening in fits and starts. I wrote four solid chapters on my new project Shadow Walker (working title) and was excited to write more last week. I only managed one more chapter, though, for several reasons. The hubs was out of town so the full parenting load was on my plate. Youngling got braces, […]

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Spring has arrived…

And with it, rebirth. The world is getting greener, my plants are budding and flowering, and my pup and I are enjoying consistent walks again now that the temps are better. Our family spring break trip to Yosemite National Park was a combination of truly awe-inspiring views, nice hikes, undesirable rain and a cold virus knocking […]

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Spending time in nature…

And returning home renewed. We aren’t typically spring break vacationers, more often taking a trip during the summer, but this year as my oldest approaches high school graduation, we decided to prioritize some extra family adventure time. We’re exploring Yosemite National Park for a couple days to reset and refresh ourselves. We all love spending […]

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Not a lot of writing happening…

So here’s a reading update. My writing group finished their critique of Dreamcatcher and I’ve submitted the first chapter of the next book in series, Dreamweaver. I haven’t written anything new in so long, but I hope to get back to creating new worlds and adventures this week. Despite 2025 giving the Green family multiple […]

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The third plague of 2025…

Won’t go away. Two weeks ago, I posted about my plan to write something new. The next day my son became very ill. Two days after that, my husband and I fell ill within an hour of each other. Luckily, our almost-eighteen-year-old didn’t catch it as well. He cleaned the house and took care of […]

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Turning a corner…

To return to creativity. I finished my quick review/edit of the Dreamcatcher series and it’s time to get creative again. I have a few scenes from last April with new characters in a new world. It’s a bit witchy and werewolfy and I’m hoping it will be great fun to plot and write. I’ve realized […]

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