The Girl Who Started This Blog is Gone

I started this blog for a number of reasons. Opening back up again after a long period of hiding inside my own head was the main one. Shifting focus back to writing as the large part of my life it's always meant to be was also important. Finding my voice. Sharing. Simply extending myself out …

It’s a Smart (Phone) World, Isn’t it?

Okay, I've got a question right up front because I'm ridiculously curious: how many of you fellow bloggers out there have been blogging mostly or exclusively from your phone?  ​ Since I started my journey through the Mountains of Words in July, I have been doing so through the WordPress app on my BlackBerry. Though …

Story Within a Story: on Blogging, Brevity and Fiction.

​ There's no shortage of things to write. Inspiration is literally EVERYWHERE. For me, it's the deciding what to write when. Always has been, really. It kept me hopping from story to story, never finishing a novel before bouncing down the next open creative corridor. It has been a detriment to my writing and sanity …