Tag: Black writers
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Cole Brown & Natalie Johnson: Black Love Letters
I didn’t get what I expected from this book. Initially, I was just drawn to the cover. I mean, look at it! Once I got past the cover (but still not over it), I thought I was going to read a collection of letters about Black people being deeply in love with other Black people…
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Book 2 Update
Just a note: I’ve decided to try something different with this book, and I’ll let you know what it is later. Update: I am going into self-edits. It feels exciting and also overwhelming. The main story in Book 2 is one I started as a novel with parallel storylines that intersect at the end but…
Christine
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December Writing Cave Wrap Up
So, we’re at the end of the first week of January and I still haven’t the nerve to log back on socials. This writing cave month was very much needed even though I didn’t get as much writing done as I thought I would. There was quite a bit of reflection, clearing energetic space, making…
Christine
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Creating Space for Writing
I was exhausted after I self-published my first book last year. At the time, I didn’t think it was taking a lot out of me, but there was a lot of other intense things happening in my personal life and all of it just kind of wore me out. I thought I would spend a…
Christine
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Unhiding and Digging In
I have a habit of keeping to the background in life. I like to be behind the scenes. I’m also good at being non-committal. When I have a job, I do good work, but I never let myself commit to the place or the people. I keep my interest surface-level because I know well how…
Christine