Mar 11, 2022Member-onlyHow Your Roots May Inspire Your LegacyWhen I first sat down to begin writing this post, I didn’t know where I would go with it. All I knew was that I wanted to document the things I was learning from researching my family tree. …Ancestry5 min readAncestry5 min read
Mar 2, 2022Member-onlyHow I Afford to Write Full TimeHow can I pursue my dream and still afford to live? It’s no secret that authors, even traditionally published ones, rarely make a substantial profit. There are always exceptions, but many writers still work 9–5 jobs in order to pay the bills. It’s a hard life for any artist. Between…Writing9 min readWriting9 min read
Mar 1, 2022Member-only3 Seriously Haunted Places in Savannah, GeorgiaYou don’t have to know much about Savannah to have heard the rumors that it’s one of the most haunted places in America. It earns its slot fairly. The 13th colony is rich in history, mystery, and death. From the Siege of Savannah in 1779 that killed 240 people and…Haunted Places4 min readHaunted Places4 min read
Dec 30, 2020Member-onlyI Became More Productive when I Stopped TryingLife is hard; take a break when you need one. — If there’s one thing that I learned in 2020, it’s that I can’t push myself anymore. There will be no new year’s resolutions, no deadlines, no more hustling. This year, I lost my love of writing because I was trying too hard. The stress of things going on in my…Productivity5 min readProductivity5 min read
Dec 29, 2020Member-onlyWhat to do When Your Soul Feels Tied to a Dead-end Dream5 ways to move forward when you feel like giving up. — When I think of people who inspire me, I realize I am not easily moved. I’ve never been drawn to tough characters or the powerful strength of superheroes. I am inspired by people who have lived real, gritty lives plagued by obstacles and years and years of hard work —…Christianity7 min readChristianity7 min read
Dec 28, 2020Member-only6 Things I Learned from Disney and Pixar’s SOULDon’t become so obsessed with your dream that you stop living. Christmas looked very different this year. My entire life, childhood through adulthood, I’ve celebrated the holidays with my great, big extended family. Every year, at some point during December, we gather at my grandmother’s house, eat a glorious meal…Pop Culture6 min readPop Culture6 min read
Dec 27, 2020Member-onlyShe follows the lightsjust a writer and her dreamPoetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
Published in A Thousand Lives·Updated Dec 24, 2020Member-onlyBook Review: After She Wrote HimWhen an author falls for her character, the line between reality and fiction is dangerously blurred, especially when a killer emerges. — My first impression of After She Wrote Him was that this was something I was going to love, and my instincts were right. The description and cover baited me, and the story held my interest all the way to the end. “It’s an exploration of an author’s relationship with her…Books3 min readBooks3 min read
Dec 21, 2020Member-onlyVictorian Christmas History and Ghost StoriesThe holidays are all about long-held traditions. I recently delved into Victorian Christmas history, how Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, and the Victorian’s practice of telling ghost stories at Christmas helped shape the way we celebrate Christmas today. Christmas wasn’t always as celebrated as it is now. In the early…History6 min readHistory6 min read
