I’ve been really into self-help books lately. I’ve picked up a few, including You Are Awesome by Neil Pasricha and Dare to Lead by Brene Brown. I always thought they were a bit corny. But boy, oh boy, was I wrong. In the two books I have read, I have learned more about my emotional …
At this point, I think everyone knows that I have been off work for mental health reasons. I’ve been on a journey of healing for what feels like a long time now, yet it is still a challenge that I face every day. Like any illness, healing takes time. It won’t happen overnight and there …
When I started writing the first book of the Gatlin Series, it was never supposed to be a series. It began as a game that wasn’t meant to exceed 10,000 words. Then, suddenly, I had this chapter book taking formation, and my fingers were mad dashing across the keyboard for eight hours a day. The …
For the past two years, I have struggled to see beyond today. It’s like looking forward was too scary, and looking backward wasn’t an option. It left me in a spot that was pessimistic and wary. Don’t get me wrong, there is power in living in the now, but it wasn’t that for me. It’s …
It’s been a hot minute since I wrote a blog about my mental health, so here we go again. Some of you may be growing weary of the topic, but let me tell you, there is no one warier than me. I’m tired. It feels like a constant daily battle to win over the negative …
What makes me feel like an author? Was it the actual writing? How about typing THE END on books 1-3 of the Gatlin series? How about when it was actually published? Nope! My first real author feeling was when I went to a local book club and spoke about The Defender. That was the first …
I have spoken a lot about my mental health in this blog. After all, it is one of the main reasons that I wanted to have a blog in the first place. But what I haven’t talked about yet is how my mental health has affected my marriage. When I first had my breakdown, I …
Alexia is a complex character with her own set of character flaws. Giving her depression and anxiety was no easy choice. It meant that things would be even more challenging for her and that she would struggle to adapt. But it also meant that she would have the furthest to grow. I wanted a character …
Something I have learned over the past year is that self-care is critical. Simple, right? Not so much. For the past decade, I have worked a 9-5 job. I gave it my all. In the beginning, it was easy. I was single, had very few responsibilities, and loved the work. But as time went on, …
It’s never easy to send something you have spent months creating out into the world, even if it was designed to be seen by the public. When I released my book, the fear of rejection was intense. I was already struggling with depression and anxiety, so adding the idea of putting my work of art …
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