2024 Book Bingo: Who Wants to Play???

I love to read, and I read a lot. Every year, I set a goal of 50 or 60 books, but I often exceed it. This year, I read 72. Here are a few of my favorites from my 2023 reading journey. See my Year of Books on Goodreads for the rest. For 2024, I’veContinue reading “2024 Book Bingo: Who Wants to Play???”

Discovering a New Writing Identity

Legend has it, there are two kinds of writers. The first type is the plotter. The plotter plots out the whole novel before writing it. They draw story arcs, write three-act structures, and create intricate outlines complete with roman numerals, lower-case letters, and proper indenting. They know the beginning, middle, end, and every twist inContinue reading “Discovering a New Writing Identity”

4 Things I’m Thankful For

1. Being Surrounded by Animals I’ve always loved animals. When I was a kid, I was that weird student who wanted to share with the class (and/or anyone who would listen or was trapped in a car or school bus with me) how many pets I had and what all of their names were. WhenContinue reading “4 Things I’m Thankful For”