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2023: Phew, I Made It!

January 8, 2023January 8, 2023 Paper Crow Blog4 Comments
beautiful carolina dog with pink happy new year headband

December was utter chaos, but 2023 is looking good! I'll be editing my cozy mystery draft and looking for an agent this year.

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Posted in My Writing JourneyTagged allergy, author, books, cozy mystery, family, health, holidays, mammogram, new year, writing

Hello Again, Writing World!

May 21, 2022May 21, 2022 Paper Crow Blog4 Comments

It's been a difficult past few months. Yet I'm back to it, thanks to my amazing support group (husband, friends, family), therapy, and lots of ginger tea!

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Posted in My Writing JourneyTagged books, covid, cozy mystery, health, Inspiration, reading, reviews, writer, writing

Writing Through Depression

December 3, 2021 Paper Crow BlogLeave a comment

If you're a writer, you likely already know that trying to write when you're feeling down is one of the hardest tasks to complete.

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Posted in My Writing JourneyTagged anxiety, depression, encouragement, health, Inspiration, mental health, writer, writing

Book Review: “The Great Alone” by Kristin Hannah

January 1, 2021 Paper Crow BlogLeave a comment

When Leni's family relocates to a remote Alaskan town, she is forced to confront both her family's dysfunction and her dangerous, new landscape.

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Posted in Book & Product ReviewsTagged alaska, book, fiction, health, mental health, reading, review, story, winter, writer

How Rejecting Writing Myths Helped Me Become a Full-Time Freelancer

December 13, 2020 Paper Crow Blog4 Comments

Although I wanted to write for a living these past three decades, I pushed it away for years. I believed the myths about writing that are so pervasive.

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Posted in My Writing JourneyTagged Career, freelance, habit, health, Inspiration, read, writing

Returning to Reading in 2020

August 31, 2020 Paper Crow Blog2 Comments

This past month, I found myself revisiting one of my lifelong pleasures more than usual - reading. I've always loved reading, but the older I've gotten, the less time I've dedicated to it.

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Posted in My Writing JourneyTagged anxiety, author, books, covid, health, Inspiration, read, wellness, writing

Writing Throughout All “This”

April 4, 2020 Paper Crow BlogLeave a comment

"As always, writing continues to be a source of comfort, a cure for boredom, something to look forward to, and a habit that remains necessary throughout all of 'this.'"

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Posted in UncategorizedTagged anxiety, covid, habit, health, Inspiration, mental, writing
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