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Yesterday, i saw my latest book for the first time. And i did it with all of you, live on my socials and YouTube. i shared how this particular book marks a major shift for me—not just in genres, but also in direction. What i didn’t share with you (because i couldn’t fully comprehend and understand it until i had hours to digest it) is that the publication of the book brought into total fruition something that had never been fully formed until i held her in my hand—that this is what i want to...
i’ve always wanted to be a writer. i wrote my first book about a little girl who wanted to be a ballerina but didn’t have the right shoes when i was seven. Me writing with intense focus on my dad's lap i’d spend hours and hours at my tiny humxn Mickey Mouse desk with fire engine red table legs and plastic chairs drawing, coloring, and recording myself talking as if i was the queen of my small city radio. i wrote and read. Read and wrote. Writing like creative expression and performing has...
Before i move into what moved me to write to you today, i want to make good on my promise to you to share a few ways to embody your answer to the ultimate unlock and unblock question: What do i want my life to be about? (Missed that museletter? You can read it here). When i reviewed and reflected on my list of qualities and things i wanted my life to be about, a new question popped into my mind that asked, Where in my life am i NOT doing this? i jumped on my first answer: social media. Like...