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Tell us a little about yourself. I am an Arkansas native but currently live in Denver with my husband, Heath. I am a Family Practice Physician Assistant for refugees and a new blogger. I love writing about faith in Jesus, simple living, travel, and my experience as a Physician Assistant to the refugee community. What’s the name of your new… Read More
Inspiration for writing Music is a big inspiration for me when it comes to writing. Soundtracks are my favorite. Whenever I watch a movie, I’m very tuned in to the background music. I get super inspired to write just watching a story unfold on screen. Here’s what I’ve been listening to this past week while writing. You can listen here…. Read More
There are some days that require a little more inspiration than others. There are two slim books that I always turn to when I’m feeling a little low in the inspiration department. Ksenia Anske’s Sparrow books. Ksenia Anske has taken her (very) inspirational tweets on writing and reading and combined them all into two volumes: Blue Sparrow and Blue Sparrow… Read More
In DIY MFA, Gabriela Pereira, sets a working map before you guiding you to your very own diy MFA. (Master of Fine Arts). I have wanted a Master (in Fine Arts or English) ever since the semester after I graduated (I only thought I was finished with school). Now, with three kids, a husband, a part time job, and working… Read More
After years (it’s been 3?) of writing and re-writing and re-writing again, I have finally finished my first(ish) draft of All the Lies You Cannot Know. I’m not going to lie. It feels weird and good and not real all at the same time. So now the question looms over me—now what? Where do you go from here? (ok, that’s two… Read More
Summer is coming. Which means school is out. Which means I’m all preparing like: and coffee jokes aside (because running out of coffee? That’s no joking manner). Summer means days jam packed with activities and vacations all vying for your time, stealing away your precious writing time. Here are five of my sure fire ways to effortlessly get words on the… Read More
I’m part of a group of awesome authors and bloggers on the street team for Gabriela Pereira’s upcoming book, DIY MFA. Gabriela’s podcast and website are both insanely inspiring and fun to browse through (for all you writerly and creative-types out there). There are so many ways out there to do this writing thing. I’ve probably tried a majority of them—write… Read More