Managing Great Expectations
As an aspiring published author sometimes it’s a full time job managing expectations… … More Managing Great Expectations
As an aspiring published author sometimes it’s a full time job managing expectations… … More Managing Great Expectations
I share how #BrainInjuryAwarenessMonth has inspired me and my memoir. #MoreThanMyBrainInjury … More Writing #MoreThanMyBrainInjury
I share my experience attending a virtual writing motivation write-in. #TBIthursday … More Writing Accountability #TBIthursday
I have started to write in earnest in a journal I am keeping as I write my memoir. Writing in it has helped me crack the code on writing my memoir and what works for me. I explain how this works in this blog post. I also review Brit Bennett’s first novel “The Mothers” and a pop culture recommendation of a website/app. … More A Double Header Blog Post
This blog post is a writing update with some actual writing news (a link to some of my published writing) and a discussion of more to come. … More Writing Update: Poetry and Puttering
As someone who is a lifelong creative and writer, I am now realizing my creativity has ebbs and flows to it. And instead of beating myself up for the ebb, I am giving myself a little grace. #writingupdate … More Writing Update: Meeting inspiration where it’s found
A little essay about the long and varied process of healing after trauma (particularly a coma and TBI). I also discuss the Oscars (coming up on April 25th). … More The many versions of self after healing from trauma
I admit something about my memoir that I have been writing since July 2019. … More The power of a new version
On this Thanksgiving Day that falls on a #TBIthursday, I write about how I am thankful for the ability to express myself through writing even in the face of experiencing a severe Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). … More #TBIthursday Thankful for Writing
Swearing is the topic of the week in this #TBIthursday. … More #TBIthursday: No Swearing and Writing Update