I turned up a crazy amount of work, most of which I’d forgotten and abandoned. Some of it with good reason. Some of it deserves some attention.
Category: Writing
Writing process transparency: My writing is garbage and also this is magnificent
I’m working on a novel. “Oh, your first novel!” No. Technically, this is my 3rd novel. I’ve written two previously, both of which were left to die an unceremonious death, stuff in a 3-ring binder, never to see the light of day again. This one, though, I have thought through. I love the characters. I…
A snapshot into a chaotic writer’s brain
It feels good to create. It feels good to make things, and I know myself well enough not to force a schedule or a word count. I wilt in the confines of a schedule. Every now and then I take an inventory of what’s rattling around in my head.
Expectations
Know your purpose. Trust your purpose. Screw expectations. Even your own. Let them evolve along with you. Timelines are made up and your journey is not going to look like you thought it should.
The Big Lie
I’m Allie. I am 37. I never had any idea what I was really going to do. But I always knew that it would involve words or music or art. Little girls aren’t allowed to say things like that, though. “What’s your plan B?” “What’s your real job?” Here is a thing I know. There…
striving for honesty with poetry and prisonbreaks
Yesterday I announced that my first book, prisonbreaks, would be released at the end of the month. It is terrifying and exciting and all the things. I don’t know what to expect. I don’t know what I’m doing. This year has been a journey. There has been a lot of beauty and growth in the…
The hardest step to take
Some days I just feel like I’m wandering aimlessly through my life without offering anything of substance. For all of the lip service we pay to the importance of being a mother, we sure are good at making moms feel like they need to be doing something else with their lives. And yes, I believe…
Back to school and clearing headspace
I’ve never been very good in a classroom. I don’t do schedules, organization, or focus very well. I suppose that’s the story of most ADHD people. It’s really hard to listen for an hour to ANYTHING, let alone something I’m being forced to pretend I’m interested in. I remember being a freshman in college and…