Aspiring Author
Happy end of summer! I'm writing to you today from my new office desk, with a cup of warm tea and a blueberry lemon scone. It's still hot here in Nashville but you can tell that fall is just around the corner with the crisp air that we're getting in the mornings and evenings. I'm… Continue reading September 2019 Newsletter
Complicated fantasy series often require family trees. Here's one family tree featuring my main character of book 1, Death's Dominion. P.S. If you want to fuel my writing habit then feel free to buy me a cup of coffee by clicking on the button below: Family Tree for the Iron Rulers of the House Demir.
My adult fantasy series is set in a fantastical world of my own creation, known as Gaiya. Here's a sneak peak at Gaiya through a map that I put together featuring the major countries that you'll learn about in book one, Death's Dominion. P.S. If you want to fuel my writing habit then feel free… Continue reading Death’s Dominion: A Map of the World of Gaiya
Thanks to the great and free resources at Canva, I was able to whip up a book cover for my current work in progress, Death's Dominion. What do you think? P.S. If you want to fuel my writing habit then feel free to buy me a cup of coffee by clicking on the button below:… Continue reading Death’s Dominion: A Book Cover
Week 1 of Camp NaNoWriMo is officially in the books and I am thrilled with my progress! In case you are unfamiliar with NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) and it's summer companion series (Camp NaNoWriMo), then take a look at this previous post and check out their website for more information. I've been working on… Continue reading Camp NaNoWriMo – Week 1 Roundup
Not a lot happened today. It was a peaceful, normal day. And that in and of itself is enough to celebrate. This week has been very relaxing for me - I haven't been stressed out and I haven't been anxious. It all has just sort of flowed, and that's nice. Not sure why that is,… Continue reading #33 Writing & Chill
Y'all, I think it's time for me to break up with The Bachelor and The Bachelorette. Every season I tell myself that I won't watch it but then I inevitably get sucked back in. Is it entertaining? Of course, absolutely. Is it a good use of my time? Absolutely not. So, I'm writing to announce… Continue reading #32 Breaking Up with the Bachelor/ette
I mostly didn't lift a finger today, but I did carve out time to put together and mount our wall lamps for our bedroom. I love it! We got these dimming Edison style light bulbs - this is great for our bedside because we can adjust the lighting for bedtime reading and it's really warm,… Continue reading #31 Sundays are for Small Projects
I'm exhausted. I woke up around 7am and immediately went out into the garden. The entire day was me working against the sun. I worked out in the yard until about 11am, weeding and cleaning up the left section of our yard, just in front of our foundation. The previous owner of the house had… Continue reading #30 My Sweaty, Back-Breaking Garden
I started the day off right, working on my at-home practice with Yoga with Adriene. Every time I come back to yoga I ask myself why I ever stopped my practice. If you are a yoga person (or even if you're not a yoga person), Adriene is a fantastic and free resource for home yoga… Continue reading #29 Working Yoga Back into the Routine
