Tag: 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

  Related Things

  Be Happy Tea, ginger root, Ginger Tea, reading, Tea, writing

• 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

• What goes better with a good book than…

  …a cup of tea? I heart a good cup of tea whether or not it’s with a good book (or any book for that matter). I went on a trip to Georgia last year with my mom, aunt, and a few of my girl-cousins. While at the Mall of Georgia I found this cute little…

  Christine

  August 18, 2020

  Related Things

  Be Happy Tea, Ginger Tea, Green Tea, Herbal Tea, loose leaf tea, reading, relax, Sleep Tea, Tea, unwind, writing

• BIG GIRLS Pt. 1

  I’m challenging myself to do a bit of a miniseries of micro fiction. A full story in 300 words or less? Sure. There will be a new story each month—same theme, different characters, may or may not be intertwined. Let’s see how this goes shall we…. BIG GIRLS – Pt.1 I really thought this would…

  Christine

  August 11, 2020

  Short Stories

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

• Writing Journal: Scheduling Projects

  My birthday was last week, and with this new year I want to be more serious about my writing projects. I want to actually finish them. And then I want to do something with them—put them out into the world in whatever way makes the most sense. As I was about to write and schedule…

  Christine

  September 12, 2019

  Personal, Writing Journal

  writing, writing calendar, writing challenge, Writing Journal, writing schedule

• Writing Journal: What If I Never Have a Project Published?

  I was thinking last week about one of many projects I’m working on. There have been several times that I go back over something I’ve written and love the “sound” of my writing voice. But then the wheels get to turning and I wonder if anyone else loves my writing voice. Let’s be honest, I…

  Christine

  August 22, 2019

  Personal, Writing Journal

  advice, challenges, fears, life, Personal, transparency, truth, writing

• Writing Journal: Revealing Too Much

  I was reading through some of my essays last week and I had to pause and ask myself if I was saying too much. The essays are based on the way I remember certain events in my life, and some of them deal greatly with other members of my family. One essay in particular deals…

  Christine

  July 25, 2019

  Writing Journal

  challenges, life, non-fiction, open, Personal, transparency, true stories, truth, writing, writing challenge, Writing Journal