March 2023 Writing Update: Rough Drafts Are…Rough

Writing is hard. You’d think after a decade of serious writing, I’d have it figured out. But part of the problem for writing as long as I have? Story ideas grow and get tangled together and make it tricky to know how all the plots, characters, and world-building piece together. Tied up with that, with …

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A Season To Remember: A Retrospective on the Minnesota Vikings 2022 Season

Something about the Minnesota Vikings 2022 season felt different from the start. From before the start, actually. I’m not quite sure why I felt this way back in July 2022. Maybe it was the intrigue of a new head coach coming off a Super Bowl-winning season with the LA Rams. Or it could be my …

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What I’ve Learned From Five Years Of Blogging

Wow, how time flies! This February marks five years since I created this website and embarked on the journey of blogging. Over the past five years, I’ve written more than 100 posts, averaging about 1,000 words per entry, meaning I’ve written at least 100,000 words for this website. That. Is. Crazy. (When I pulled out …

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How To Handle Rejection As Writers

Whether you’re a writer or not, new goals often accompany the New Year. For some, a New Year can bring a bit of disappointment when last year’s goals went unmet. Reflecting back on the previous year may bring up feelings of frustration and shame. Perhaps your writing goals were halted in their tracks by a …

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December 2022 Writing Update: Small Victories, Goals, and Looking To 2023

Welcome to the final Writing Update of 2022! Today’s post will not only give a recap of my progress since my last update, but take a look back at the year as a whole. Let’s start with 2022 in review. Looking back at my writing goals, made at the start of this year, I ended …

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Thanksgiving Post 2022: Gratitude for Singleness

I don’t like talking about my singleness. Part of the reason? It’s a vulnerable topic for me. I never wanted prolonged singleness. Though I’m still young, I feel a strange sense of desperation related to my interrupted plans for my young adult life. I fully expected to graduate college with my Bachelor’s in one hand …

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