I’ll be addressing all forms of writing on here but today we’re focusing on creative writing because this is where my journey started. Actually, this is where most of my conscious life started. My first poetry journal was started at the age of 6. I still have it and I couldn’t spell for shit and …
Category: On Writing
Unpaid Writing Gigs
At 26, and in what I hope will be deemed “The Early Years” of my writing career, unpaid writing is something with which I am both familiar and comfortable. When I’ve spoken to older or more experienced writers, they have a hard time imagining themselves ever writing for free. They’re past that, they’ve made names …
A Dinner Party and a Publication
Every Wednesday I update you on my writing and what I've accomplished (if anything at all) in the past week. I had a big weekend. The most exciting was the dinner party I attended to celebrate the official publication of Blanket Stories, an anthology of poetry for which I served as juror. I assisted the …
Writing While Traveling
Last week I discussed my choice to write 365 days in a row. And if you’ve done your blog homework, you know I like to travel-- from visiting my mom to weddings to field trips--I like to get away. I’ve managed to continue my writing streak even while traveling and having a blast doing so. …
Why 365 Days?
Or... "Why I Decided to Drive Myself Crazy" After taking a couple of years off to find my footing in New York City, settle into working a desk job, and learn to take care of myself, I finally decided that it was time to dedicate myself to writing once again. I have always been a …
