Lessons from Writing

I just sent out my second draft of my first novel out to beta readers, and I have things to say. This moment is the culmination of seventeen months, two drafts, and hundreds upon hundreds of hours of work and stress, and I'm terrified that I…
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Moments

Everything is a fleeting moment. Like many other people I’ve been caught up in the new cycles for the Artemis II mission around the moon. While there have been been many sobering thoughts cycling through my mind such as how amazing God’s creation is, the one…
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Engaging with Comments as a Content Creator

No one tells you how, after a while, the comments, the likes, the attention, it becomes vaporous and indistinct. It doesn’t take long before everything sounds the same and you’ve heard it all before—good and bad. My intention with this post is not to dissuade you…
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Everything All At Once

I'm a completionist through and through. I don't like to start new projects before current ones are completed. Do I succeed at this? No, but it's the thought that counts. I do try, but when the sheer number of project types stacks up, that's when it…
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Creative Curse

Being an artist is amazing. Whether the art takes its form in a visual, performing, or written nature, I have so many ideas I want to pursue. My mind bursts with inspiration which is a wonderful thing...mostly.There are a few downsides of being a creative person—not…
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Fear of the Unknown

It is in everyone's greatest interest to understand what they are getting themselves into. The unknown casts a dark shadow which is difficult to navigate. Let's imagine this dark shadow is a tunnel, and you have a torch as your only light. There's a limited distance…
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