I finished my trash draft / shitty first draft / zero draft today for my rival-to-lovers cross country story! My brain has been on fire […]
BRB, Writing
I write 5,000 Plus words into the night, so No long blog today. Almost done team. With Love, Natalie
Aesthetic Board
It’s a little premature but I started an aesthetic board on Pinterest for my draft-in-progress tonight. I worked on some writing earlier this evening but […]
The Growth Zone
Every quarter I pull up this graphic and review it with the people I manage: Yes, there is a version without a unicorn but what […]
Bad Advice
Someone is alwaysOn vacation, happy hourLasts and lasts and lasts I don’t mind, laughs andGood wine and politicsStories over snacks I brag about myBoundaries, prioritiesBreak […]
Writing Update: Closer
I feel so close to getting done with this draft . . . but my word count tells me I have a couple of weeks […]
A Series of Decisions
A novel is a series of decisionsThat’s the hard partThat’s the slogThe deciding, scene by sceneBut . . .There comes a pointWhere you’ve made all […]
One Year Later
Today marks one year. I pulled up to my new place in my car (his name is Keith, he’s still here) with my mom, two […]
Well Spent
Another writing update on a nonwriting update day but I had such a beautiful time at the Writing Center today. A whole 5,000 words of […]
Queer Freedom
A podcast episode that made me cry. May we lay more elegant ideas around our children’s necks. God damn. With Love, Natalie