I recently began a new journey in writing - I have joined and been accepted into an MFA Program at SNHU for creative writing! A recent assignment had me thinking really deeply about a concept that I thought I knew a lot about - narrative drive. What is Narrative Drive? Narrative drive is the force that provides momentum for the story. Think of a car - when you throw yours into drive, the engine must be on, the energy travels from the engine to the wheels, the wheels begin tur

Haha, so it’s been a while since I’ve posted. Life got in the way a lot. But that’s for a different post. Okay, picking up where I left off before… 5. Schedules Strangely enough, I’m highly aware of time passing. I’m so highly aware that schedules are often anxiety inducing for me. I can’t stand the thought of being late. And so, I watch clocks like a hawk, set alarms like there are no storage limits, and wherever possible I make sure to arrive at least 20 minutes ahead of wh

I have ADHD. I know, I know. This feels like the number one excuse for a lot of people these days. But…it’s not some great “get out of jail free card” that some seem to treat it. It genuinely sucks. And I’m fairly certain mine lives in inattentive ADHD which, to be honest, doesn’t really feel like a lot of trouble when I compare my struggles to those I see on social media or others in my life who I know have it, too. But I need to stop doing that - diminishing it in myself -

WARNING: Some ranting. Proceed with the caution one gives an author in the wild. I was thinking about this recently - where did writing first start for me? Don't know why. Maybe because, as of writing this, I just spent the last few weeks dropping insane (to me) amounts of money on things like writing courses, web domains, premium author memberships on Royal Road, Scapple (seriously, go check it out if you haven't), and ad campaigns. And there's so much more I realize I stil