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Life as a PTPW: The Stigma of Self-Publishing
There are stigmas everywhere in our world. Stigma, as defined by Merriam Webster, are “a set of negative and unfair beliefs that a society or group of people have about something” and also “a mark of shame or discredit”. Read: a way for people to make themselves feel superior about something by bullying you about…
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LIFE AS A PTPW: THE FIRST AUTHOR FESTIVAL
This last weekend was my first festival I attended as an author. It was the Columbia River Author Festival held in Longview, WA at the Longview library, which was really nice because it was about 15 minutes away from my house. The library was very beautiful, the event was well-organized, and I even got to…
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Life as a PTPW: When the World is Chaos
I’m used to my mind being chaos. You know that joke of “my mind is a browser with 100 tabs and one of them is stuck”? That’s really how my brain works. At any one time I have three lists running with things I need to do, a calendar constantly checking what day I’m on…
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TECHNOLOGY SUCKS! BUT THERE’S ALWAYS A BRIGHT SIDE…
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Finding Your Voice: Fighting the Fear of Sounding Stupid
Life as a Part-Time Professional Writer One of the things I’ve dealt with in life are people that discount your opinions or your knowledge. We’ve all been there. You’re having a conversation with a person about a particular topic, you offer your knowledge or thoughts, they get an odd look on their face, and come…
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Deadlines and Creating Space
Life as a Part-Time Professional Writer This year I decided I needed to kick my writing into high-gear. I had let it lapse for the last couple of years, although that was pretty necessary. Between getting our old house sold, figuring out how to negotiate a three-state move of all our stuff, and living out…
