I heard a little girl crying in the hallway last night. It was around 9:30 PM. It took a few minutes, but then it occurred to me that perhaps no one was with her. I threw on some clothes and…

I had a long day of actual work yesterday. I had to slug it down to Laguna Beach to meet with an eclectic florist. It was fine. I was concerned about the drive home in the dark. I got back…

Money is really tight right now. I don’t know how I am going to afford to pay for the audiobook. There’s a chance I can use my November mid-month reimbursement from work to put toward it, but that might not…

I am incredibly stressed. And it all has to do with Thanksgiving. It is so messed up. I would rather not have to deal with this right now. I used to love Thanksgiving. Now, it just stresses me out and…

Sometimes you just gotta burn a day. That’s what Pete Holmes would say on his podcast. There are those days where you just want to close the shades, lie in bed, and do nothing all day. Yesterday was that day…

Overall, yesterday was a great day. B’s birthday was a little stressful but went off without a hitch (am I using that cliche correctly?). The only problem was that I spent the better part of five hours with Her. I…

I decided I won’t be making any big life moves until I am a one hundred percent debt free author. That’s the priority. I have to be able to do it on my own. I need to become financially stable….

I’d argue that becoming an independent author isn’t much of a choice. It’s something we’re compelled to do for one reason or another. But how an independent author chooses to spend his or her time, well, that’s something that absolutely…