Christine Gabrièlle

Do You Trust Your Voice?

I’ve mentioned several times that I always hesitate to put my writing in the hands of others because I’m afraid that what I’m trying to say won’t be understood. What I think it really comes down to is not trusting my voice. It was revealed to me in a recent therapy session (because we do…

Christine

November 3, 2020

Personal, Writing Journal

creating, journaling, reading, something new, writing

Book Update

I try to do a book review at the end of each month, but I haven’t finished Parable of the Sower yet. I’m about halfway done because I’m not speeding through it and also because some days I’m not reading at all to be quite honest. So let’s talk about my book. I’m shopping for…

Christine

October 27, 2020

Book Talk, Update

author, book, diy, firsttimer, indiauthor, indipendentpublishing, newauthor, newbie, publishing, selfpublishing, writing

Is It That Time Already?

My hot chocolate cravings have started. This usually doesn’t happen until after Thanksgiving, but it’s been a weird year. I’m also blaming it on the fact that we’ve got a new hot chocolate maker in the house. A clever, but hardly efficient, little contraption that makes half a cup of hot chocolate at a time…

Christine

October 20, 2020

BIG GIRLS Pt. 3

“But why does this always happen to meeeeeeeee?” “Wooo chile, you gon have to stop all that whinin’ now. Pick up ya bag, now, go on.” “Seriously, Tina,” Mel sniffles, “I can’t catch a break. This is the third job I’ve had where the company goes belly-up and everybody gets laid off!…

Christine

October 13, 2020

Short Stories

big girls, micro fiction, short short story, short story, writing

Re-reading Parables

Sooo…I’ve decided to jump on the Parables bandwagon! If you’ve been here for any period of time you know that Octavia Butler has been my favorite author for years! Maybe a decade. Honestly, I don’t even remember when I picked up Kindred the first time. Anyway, you also may know that I have re-read two…

Christine

October 6, 2020

Book Talk

2020reads, OctaviaButler, OctaviaEButler, ParableoftheSower, ParableoftheTalents, Parables, reading, rereading

Writing Journal: Put It in Someone Else’s Hands

I have a really difficult time putting my writing in the hands of other people. I ran around in mental circles trying to decide who to trust with the latest draft of my book. I procrastinated, honestly, because I knew a while ago who I could ask to read it but didn’t want to give…

Christine

September 29, 2020

Writing Journal

book writing, books, creative writing, feedback, fiction, peer review, reading, reviews, writing

Angie Smith: What Women Fear

I don’t often write about books I read as devotionals on this blog—I usually leave that for Insert Adventist—but this book spoke to me on so many levels that I had to share. I’d never before read a book that I identified with so much. I have talked about the anxiety I experience over on…

Christine

September 22, 2020

Book Talk, Review

Angie Smith, Anxiety, book review, books, Faith, Fear, reading

Ginger Happy Tea

One of my current favorite teas is the Be Happy Tea from Tea Clan. It’s an herbal tea mix of guayusa, raspberry bits, apple bits, green rooibos, green jasmine tea, hibiscus, rosehips, and “natural flavor”. All the ingredients (other than “natural flavor”) are listed as organic. One of my favorite ways to make this tea…

Christine

September 15, 2020

BIG GIRLS Pt. 2

Give him a chance, he’s a nice guy. Melonie’s words kept repeating over in my head. I wore the flattest shoes I could find and showed up with a smile on my face. I sat quickly so we wouldn’t be standing next to each other too long, but that brief minute of being face…

Christine

September 8, 2020

Short Stories

big girls, micro fiction, short short story, short story, writing

#32

You are not where you wanted to be but that’s okay. Keep pushing. Keep moving. Even if you don’t feel like you’re getting anywhere, don’t stop. Anxiety is scarier than you thought it could be. This is new and you don’t know how to manage it yet. Be gentle with yourself. Find a therapist. No,…

Christine

September 2, 2020

Personal

#32