Books to read in the Summer.
To get back into the writing and creativity mode I decide to read for just the pure joy of reading. No memoirs, just fun contemporary fiction. … More Books to read in the Summer.
An aspiring writer and trained librarian who is finally trying to finish all those ideas and unfinished stories I’ve thought of, started and worked on over the years. 2018 was finally the year I got closer to becoming a published writer by writing 12 short stories in 12 months. #12monthsofstories was a short story every month for a year (a goal I did in 2018). To keep me motivated and writing I chronicled my journey on my writing blog which I titled “12 Months of Stories” during 2018 but I’m now calling my blog “Writing By Laura.” As long as I’ve been on various social media, I usually get the username “wordsbylaura.” Instead of that I decided to call this blog “Writing By Laura.” Also, I used to have a separate blog called “Watching Pop Culture With My Parents” and I’ve now turned it into a monthly segment on this blog.
To get back into the writing and creativity mode I decide to read for just the pure joy of reading. No memoirs, just fun contemporary fiction. … More Books to read in the Summer.
Each year around my birthday I search for what ages famous authors first published. Because each birthday that goes by without me publishing makes ask those questions. Yesterday was my birthday so I share my findings of my Internet search. … More A Yearly Google Search on My Birthday
After my “blank brain” symptom from a few weeks ago I talk about how a little bug with a purpose has helped me kick off the cobwebs of creativity. … More Kicking off the Cobwebs #MemoirMoment
A compilation of my writings published other places. … More Various Writings by Me #MemoirMoment
I explain how a Traumatic Brain Injury symptom has turned into a bit of not just writer’s block but brain block. … More Blank Brain vs. Blank Page #MemoirMoment
I discuss a concept that I have uncovered when writing my brain injury memoir: that coming out of the coma was really quite gradual. … More A gradual waking up #MemoirMoment
I may not actually be in crisis mode with my memoir but I share where I am. I also share a short book review. … More MAYDAY: Reaching Crisis Mode in Writing My Memoir #MemoirMoment
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken plenty of things from society. I talk about one of those things, smiles, in this essay. … More I miss smiles, A COVID-19 essay
I share thoughts on writing things other than my memoir. … More Two Essays #MemoirMoment
I share art that I have created for Spring and Easter because for me art truly is therapy after my severe Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). … More An artful Easter