Writing has not been a priority of late. Instead, I’ve been making time to tidy my dwellings, reconnect with my feelings, and try and knock over all the stuff my mind tends to wander to when I’m supposed to be working 😅
And so my things have been thus…
Writing and such
Writing has consisted mostly of boring stuff, aka. non-fiction stuff for work. My bread-and-butter writing isn’t especially exciting, but I must admit, it does bring some relief when I’m anxious or stressed. I suspect it’s because there’s no emotion in it, not like there is in romantic and dramatic stories.
None of my big fiction projects have seen much love in the last couple of months, but I’m working on a couple of short bits and experimental pieces. My “weird fiction” story got accepted for publication—yay! It’ll appear in the Autumn 2020 issue of the Kyanite Press journal.
There’s a teaser excerpt coming out in next month’s Dot Club. Plus more information on this blog real soon.
Tidying up my digital life
Which means closing accounts and retiring profiles I’m no longer active on. It’s funny how many things get “left open” out of FOMO or nostalgia or the fear that we won’t have it at some arbitrary point in the future when we might want it again. I’m in need of some proper cleanups at the moment, though, and that oh maybe approach is standing in my way.
As of today, I’m no longer on Wattpad, Noveltrove and Lushstories. Thank you, readers, for following me there. I hope you’ll continue to enjoy my work in the spaces where I’m active. Like this blog 😊
Health, fun & other vitals
Self-care means working on my goal setting and time management, as this is proving to be super important while trying to get all my adulting out of the way 😅 I’m also really enjoying nice smelly things (candles, soaps and oils) and delicious tea.
Currently consuming:
- So You Want To Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
- Not Meeting Mr. Right by Anita Heiss
- Hardcore History: Wrath of the Khans
- Hardcore History: (Blitz) Painfotainment
Recently finished:
- BlacKkKlansman
- The Lighthouse
- Dirty First Dates: The Arcade by Harley LaRoux
- The entire Twilight saga, help me what have I done
Playing:
- Gloomhaven
- Merchant RPG
And recently on the socials…
A sweet piece of my culture.
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