2024-04-26 04:00
Theme: Grief Work and Healing JourneyMy first trip to Walmart after my mom passed away, I was picking up groceries and looking for a journal that I could use along with my Grief Share workbo… Read More
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When I say "Write with Fey" not only do I mean to write with me, but to write with fey. What is fey? MAGIC! Writing is magical. We need to embrace that magic and infuse it into our beings, into our stories. Put your life, your world, your happiness, your sadness, your anger, your memories, your EVERYTHING into your stories. Your sweat, your blood, your tears, your hopes and dreams.
2024-04-25 04:00
Theme: Grief Work and Healing JourneyEven when you're in the midst of grief, it's important to find things that can bring you a bit of happiness.For me, that was going to the Brevard Zoo in… Read More
2024-04-24 04:00
Theme: Grief Work and Healing JourneyI have two entries for U.First up, Use.Not only did I use my mom's perfume, but I used other items, too.Rings:The first thing I did was put my mom's high… Read More
2024-04-23 04:00
Theme: Grief Work and Healing JourneyI've listened to the Christian Music Radio Station Z88.3 FM for many years now. I like the uplifting music they play, and I know people who don't even id… Read More
2024-04-22 04:00
Theme: Grief Work and Healing JourneySammy the Teddy Bear is the physical manifestation of Sammy the Teddy Bear in my mom's children's books A Gregory Green Adventure Series. I bought him fo… Read More
2024-04-20 04:00
Theme: Grief Work and Healing JourneyOne thing you'll hear is to take your time. Don't rush. Don't change things too soon.And there is wisdom in that. Taking your time ensures that you're re… Read More
2024-04-19 04:00
Theme: Grief Work and Healing JourneyDancing at the Pity Party: A Dead Mom’s Graphic Memoir by Tyler FederA month and a half after my mom passed away, I read a book called Dancing… Read More
2024-04-18 04:00
Theme: Grief Work and Healing JourneyI had introduced my mom to the YouTube and Spotify apps on her TV in 2020. She spent a lot of time saving songs and playlists she had found and enjoyed t… Read More
2024-04-17 04:00
Theme: Grief Work and Healing JourneyMY MOM'S MEMORY JOURNAL: April 8th, one month and three days after my mom passed away, I found a journal my mom was using to write down her life's m… Read More
2024-04-16 04:00
Theme: Grief Work and Healing JourneyThe week after my mom passed away, I went to Erna Nixon Park, a nature park with a nice, boarded pathway. I walked it with my dad and stepmom as a distra… Read More
2024-04-15 04:00
Theme: Grief Work and Healing JourneyMiracle Moments are those times after someone passes away, when in the midst of your grief, something happens to bring you peace or happiness or calm, th… Read More
2024-04-13 04:00
Theme: Grief Work and Healing JourneyA few weeks after my mom passed away last year (2023), I found a small bucket of stones my mom had hand-painted to look like ladybugs. She had wanted to… Read More
2024-04-12 04:00
Theme: Grief Work and Healing JourneyOne of the first things I did after my mom passed away was go through her recipes. I was looking for her best recipes as well as things I could make myse… Read More
2024-04-11 04:00
Theme: Grief Work and Healing JourneyI started a full-time job in June, three months after my mom passed away. Before then, I was a stay-at-home writer, fully disabled under the law. However… Read More
2024-04-10 04:00
Theme: Grief Work and Healing JourneyWhen my mom passed away, I finally realized why people become so attached to their loved one's clothes (and it’s because we live our lives in our c… Read More
2024-04-09 04:00
Theme: Grief Work and Healing JourneyMy mom used to pen Haikus for fun, and she did it her way most of the time. She didn’t often pay attention to how many syllables each line had, whi… Read More
2024-04-08 04:00
Theme: Grief Work and Healing JourneyGrief Share are meetings you can attend with other grieving individuals that are typically held at churches. The lessons and the workbook are Christian-r… Read More
2024-04-06 04:00
Theme: Grief Work and Healing JourneySharing my grief and my grief journey on Facebook helped me a lot, especially in the beginning. I didn't think I'd want to share something so personal, b… Read More
2024-04-05 04:00
Theme: Grief Work and Healing JourneyScroll down for the captions to each image post.TEXT READS:Thank you to everyone for your heartfelt comments recently, especially yesterday/today. ϰ……Read More
2024-04-04 04:00
Theme: Grief Work and Healing JourneyFor some, going through their loved one's belongings and figuring out what to do with them too soon can hurt them even more, but delaying the task too lo… Read More
2024-04-03 04:00
Theme: Grief Work and Healing JourneyGrowing up, my family went to church occasionally. I mainly remember going on Christmas Eve, which was always special. My mom, however, grew up going to… Read More
2024-04-02 04:00
Theme: Grief Work and Healing JourneyThe week after my mom passed away, a great friend brought me to the beach. I hadn't been to the beach in maybe 8 or 7 years. It's crazy how quickly time… Read More
2024-04-01 04:00
Theme: Grief Work and Healing JourneyWhat is ASMR?It stands for autonomous sensory meridian response. Check out the Wikipedia page here.Basically, it's sounds (whispering, certain whisp… Read More
2024-03-05 05:00
This is a long post, so I color coordinated. If you’re only interested in the journey I’ve gone on with my Secret Book Baby Series, read the green destination marks (dates). If y… Read More
2024-02-27 05:00
Hello, I'm a writer, and I struggle to pronounce certain words and names that I don't know.Hello, I'm a writer, and I do not have an extensive vocabulary.Hello, I'm a writer, and I'm a horri… Read More
2024-02-20 05:00
Note: I realize the title and graphics should say ‘which’ instead of ‘what,’ but this is a “Google” search, so just go with it.Now, these rejections aren… Read More
2024-02-13 05:00
Now, I could contribute to the debates going on that are revolving around Taylor Swift and the fact that she's supportive of her boyfriend (who also supports her), attending each of his game… Read More
2024-01-30 05:00
Writers on the Moon is a time capsule of 125 authors' works (plus their stowaways' works) that was onboard the Peregrine Lunar Lander.Peregrine was the first American Moon Lander to launch i… Read More
2024-01-24 20:12
I am late with this post. I usually compile it and post it in December of the year I’m highlighting. Well, it’s the end of January, and I am just now getting to it. Better late t… Read More
2023-12-05 05:00
Reasons Why You Should Keep Writing:- Writing is your purpose. You don’t know what you’d do if you weren’t writing, it’s the only thing you want to do, and you hate n… Read More
2023-11-21 05:00
Astrology is something that not many of use when we’re creating our characters, but it can be a neat layer in your character development. Using astrology, we can learn more about our c… Read More
2023-11-14 05:00
In Greek mythology, there are nine goddesses (known as muses), daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, who preside over the arts and sciences:Calliope – Epic PoetryClio – HistoryErato … Read More
2023-11-07 05:00
One of the biggest causes of writer’s block is all of the restrictive writing rules floating around out there. Many of these writing “rules” are created by other writers an… Read More
2023-10-31 04:00
Julie & Julia is one of my favorite comfort movies. In the beginning of the film, Julie says to her husband, “You’re not a writer unless someone wants to publish you.”W… Read More
2023-10-31 04:00
For years I fought to get a single thing published. I sent out query letters and received only rejections. Nothing with any substance, either, to let me know what I did wrong. During that ti… Read More
2023-10-27 04:00
Last year, I recorded this short video. I really had to pull out my acting chops for this one. This is Jolie’s monologue in the beginning of Ghost of Death. Ghost of Death is a short s… Read More
2023-10-24 04:00
The year 2014 was difficult for me. So much uncertainty, insecurity, sadness, and helplessness. I didn’t know what to do. I felt lost and scared. It was a time of questions: would I ge… Read More
2023-10-24 04:00
Last year, I gave out books to trick-or-treaters. I got the idea the year before and spent all of 2022 stocking up on children’s books, middle grade, and young adult books, and I had a… Read More
2023-10-10 04:00
My depression impacted my motivation and ability to write, and it can do the same for you, especially if your depression is trigged by the people in your life.A big factor in my depression (… Read More
2023-09-26 04:00
Today I'm bringing you a character interview with Tish McGinnis, a medical examiner, from Witch of Death, my short paranormal suspense eBook available for 99 cents. This was a post for… Read More
2023-09-19 04:00
There are a lot of misconceptions and misinformation out there about witches, so let’s debunk them and get some facts straight, shall we?This was a post for my blog tour years ago that… Read More
2023-09-12 04:00
Today I'm bringing you a character interview with Simone Rose, a medical examiner, from Ghost of Death, my short paranormal suspense eBook available for 99 cents. This was a post for my blog… Read More
2023-09-05 04:00
Once, on social media, I read comments between two authors who mocked Hallmark Christmas movies, and they laughed over the idea of them writing stories like that. One writer responded, &ldqu&hell…Read More
2023-08-29 04:00
In Ghost of Death, my short paranormal suspense eBook available for 99 cents, pizza is very significant to the story. I won’t reveal why or in what way, but because it is important, it… Read More
2023-08-29 04:00
This was a post for my blog tour years ago that is no longer on the other blogger's site (and which I had linked to on my website...bummer), so I am sharing it here on my own blog.This inter… Read More
2023-08-01 04:00
Dear Marketing Conflicted Writer,Do you worry about having to sell yourself and your book?Many writers do. For some, the fear and aversion to selling is so strong that they do nothing to pro… Read More
2023-07-03 04:00
Dear Writer with a Problematic Story,If something isn’t working, let it be.Sometimes, no matter what we do, a story isn’t working out the way we want it to. Despite trying. Despi… Read More
2023-06-20 04:00
I’m highlighting children’s books with LGBTQIA+ rep or by LGBTQIA+ authors for Pride Month. These are harmless books that are banned or people want to be banned, which is precise… Read More
2023-06-06 04:00
Dear Perfectionist Writer,In my post “Dear Stuck Writer,” I discussed how people could say you’re blocked because you’re not willing to embrace imperfect art and how… Read More
2023-05-02 04:00
My mom and meBelow is a letter I wrote to my mom for a project called Dear Mom that was turned into a book with limited availability and a play for a short time. I wrote it in 2014.Dear Mom… Read More
2023-04-30 04:00
Napping has been proven to have many benefits, from relieving stress to improving test scores in students. By taking 20 to 30-minute naps in the middle of serious studying, students were abl… Read More
2023-04-29 04:00
Many writers start writing at a young age, but not every writer does. Some may start in college. Others may start after they’ve settled down with a family. Still, there are many writer… Read More
2023-04-28 04:00
You don’t need love to be a writer...and by that, I mean you don’t need to have ever loved or been loved back by a significant other, by someone special, to write about love. You… Read More
2023-04-27 04:00
NOTE: I fell behind with visiting blogs and returning comments the past two weeks because I was having a really hard time with my grief after losing my mom last month, but yesterday I caught… Read More
2023-04-26 04:00
This is probably a technique that will make many people groan, but in my rock bottom period, I decided it was the perfect time to create a vision board to help me visualize what I wanted int… Read More
2023-04-25 04:00
What is a HappyLight®? It is a therapy lamp that emits full spectrum (natural) light to mimic sunlight, which is used to increase one’s mood, energy, and focus, especially in the w… Read More
2023-04-24 04:00
When I get stressed or am too busy with marketing my books, editing, or doing one of the many authorly things I have to do, I can neglect myself by not drinking much water, skipping breakfas… Read More
2023-04-22 04:00
We all want to be supported by our family and
friends. It’s only natural. But that doesn’t always happen. Many writers (and
artists in general) don’t receive support from t… Read More
2023-04-21 04:00
Daily affirmations are a way to train yourself in thinking positive thoughts, not negative thoughts. When you have depression, it is as easy as breathing to think cruel things about yourself… Read More
2023-04-20 04:00
At a certain point, I found myself lying in bed each night, with the light off, scrolling through my Facebook feed, watching cute and funny videos of cats and dogs and other cuddly animals f… Read More
2023-04-19 04:00
Pantsing, sorry to say, can slow your progress if you don’t know what to write next, and it can surely be a reason for writer’s block. You have to know what you need to write nex… Read More
2023-04-18 04:00
Sure, having an office and/or desk can make you feel like a writer, but you don’t need one to be a writer or to write. In my old apartment, my desk, which I bought for a few bucks at a… Read More
2023-04-17 04:00
Mothers nurture. The biggest nurturer of them all is Mother Nature.Nature is healing.Sunlight is good for vitamin D. Fresh air is cleansing. Plants, flowers, and trees are not only beautiful… Read More
2023-04-15 04:00
There have been many writers who were poor or struggling financially due to job loss, disability, or being a single parent who went on to finish writing their books. They also published thei… Read More
2023-04-14 04:00
Usually when we imagine writers at work, we see them plucking away at a laptop in a coffee shop or in a dusty room or at their kitchen table, deep in their story. But owning or using a lapto… Read More
2023-04-13 04:00
I fully believe in natural remedies and techniques to treat colds, simple illnesses, and stress relief (in combination with modern medicine and therapy).For stress, there is so much you can… Read More
2023-04-12 04:00
Gratitude Journal:August 2013, in the middle of a bout of depression, I posted three gratitudes a day on my Facebook profile. I did this every day for three weeks. This challenge helped me t… Read More
2023-04-11 04:00
I’m sure you have heard about best-selling authors and authors of classics who had difficult childhoods of abuse and poverty and about every sadness imaginable. You’ve probably a… Read More
2023-04-10 04:00
When I was thirteen, we lost our home to foreclosure. I still remember getting the news when I came home, packing up my belongings in plastic grocery bags, and running up the moving truck ra… Read More
2023-04-08 04:00
Do you fear you’re not a great writer or will never be one because you’re not a good speller or don’t know extravagant words? Never fear! You don’t need to have won t… Read More
2023-04-07 04:00
Feng Shui originated in China and is a system of laws regarding arrangement and orientation in relation to the flow of energy forces (in a room/house/office) that harmonizes individuals with… Read More
2023-04-06 04:00
Happiness JarAnother technique I did for a couple of years in a row to help me focus on the good was a Happiness Jar. I found out about this on Facebook around 2010. A Happiness Jar is a jar… Read More
2023-04-05 04:00
Don’t misunderstand that to be a jab at educated people, individuals with degrees, or education itself. Education is a wonderful thing and should never be taken for granted. I am grate… Read More
2023-04-04 04:00
Many writers just starting out with a story idea and a dream yearn for a coach/mentor whom they can go to whenever they have questions. Not everyone gets this opportunity, however. I didn&rs&hell…Read More
2023-04-03 04:00
With a manageable weekly goal, you’ll be able to strive toward a specific page/word count by the end of that week. The key, though, is to set a realistic goal. Many writers beat themse… Read More
2023-04-01 04:00
I planned to participate in this year’s A to Z challenge before my mom passed away last month. I’ve had the posts scheduled since the beginning of the year. Maybe even end of las… Read More
2023-03-21 04:00
How To Cleanse Your Writing SpaceDrive away the negative energies in your writing room, work area, office space, bedroom, studio apartment, or wherever you write. As a matter of fact, I woul… Read More
2023-03-07 05:00
NOTE: My mom passed away on Friday, March 3rd around 2:22 am. I want to thank everyone who prayed for her and thought about her during the one year and two months she fought lung cancer. My… Read More
2023-02-28 05:42
Dear Undiscovered Writer,Many writers are insecure about being unknown and not having the traction that they desire.This is the case for countless writers. Not only are there countless autho… Read More
2023-02-07 05:00
In her wonderful book Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear, which I discussed last year on my blog, Elizabeth Gilbert tells us that handling our personal frustrations as artists is the mos… Read More
2023-02-07 05:00
Last year, members of the bookstagram community on Instagram created posts to share their romance reading journeys. I loved the posts and had fun checking out other readers’ romance jo… Read More
2023-01-31 05:00
Sometimes, we have too much going on and we’re stressed from life. During those times, it’s absolutely okay to not write.I’ll say it again. Slower.It. Is. Okay. Not. To. Wr… Read More
2023-01-24 05:00
A common problem that so many people have is prioritizing their responsibilities incorrectly. I used to have this problem. In Sylvia Brown’s book Soul’s Perfection, she suggests… Read More
2023-01-17 05:00
If you make daily/weekly/monthly to-do lists, consider tossing out the TO-DO list and replacing it with a DON’T-DO list, because, honestly, we need more reminders not to do certain thi… Read More
2023-01-03 05:00
This is Avrianna Heavenborn:Artwork by Loni TownsendAvrianna Heavenborn was featured in my short story Ghost of Death.Review for Ghost of Death:“Avrianna is an intriguing character, no… Read More
2022-12-06 05:00
Another blogging year has come to a close for me. I will be back January 2023 to start my 11th year of blogging. This year, my focus was on book recommendations and highlighting good causes… Read More
2022-11-29 05:00
Today is Louisa May Alcott's birthday, so I wanted to share my review of Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy: A Modern Graphic Retelling of Little Women. Coincidentally, I read this book in November of l… Read More
2022-11-22 05:00
For years I'd always wanted to “adopt” a turkey from Farm Sanctuary. And I mean I’ve wanted to do this since 2011, but had always been financially unable to. NOTE: The… Read More
2022-11-15 05:00
November is National Homelessness Awareness MonthFrom November 12 - 20, it is Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week.From Carpenter's Shelter's Website: Every year, hundreds of thousa… Read More
2022-11-08 05:00
November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month.Here's six important messages about lung cancer and cancer in general.1) Lung cancer is the second most common cancer.2) It’s the deadliest canc… Read More
2022-11-01 04:00
November is National Native American Heritage Month.To celebrate the beautiful Native American culture (and the differences from Nation to Nation and tribe to tribe), as well as Native Ameri… Read More
2022-10-11 04:00
Any narrative you were taught about periods from family, teachers, religious teachings, society, etc. that resulted in negative thoughts/feelings is worth unpacking, unlearning, and rewritin… Read More
2022-10-04 04:00
Dear Stuck Writer,Occasionally, people will say you’re only blocked because you’re not willing to set aside perfection, lower your creative standards, and create “crappy&rd&hell…Read More
2022-09-20 04:00
Christmas Day 2020, I was watching my favorite childhood Christmas movies and researching the Salem Witch Trials.When I was at the library, I came across the witch section on a shelf of para… Read More
2022-09-13 04:00
From September 15th to October 15th it is National Hispanic Heritage Month.To celebrate the beautiful and colorful Spanish cultures that span many countries, as well as Hispanic characters a… Read More
2022-09-06 04:00
Freedom Writers DiaryFreedom Writers DiaryImage by Chrys FeyTaken on a hospital room’s guest chair.Zlata Filipovic:One big difference between the book and the movie is that in th… Read More
2022-08-23 04:00
MY TOP 10 FAVORITE NATURE & WILDLIFE DOCS1. Serengeti Narrated by Lupita Nyong'oDiscovery Channel 20192. Snow Chick: A Penguin's TaleNarrated by Kate WinsletBBC Earth2015Summar… Read More
2022-08-12 04:00
Today is the 11th anniversary of World Elephant Day.Are you an elephant lover?Here are ways to support Elephants around the world.ACTION STEPS:1. First, pledge to support a world that protec… Read More
2022-08-02 04:00
Money is everywhere. 💰The device you’re using to read this blog post? Money. The electricity in your home, powering your computer and other appliances? Money. The cha… Read More
2022-07-19 04:00
I follow Kelly DePuy on Instagram, and when I found out that she published a book of affirmations for writers, to guide and nurture them, hence the subtitle, I was intrigued. I got a copy fo… Read More
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