The Journey

Shadow Confessions: Raw Version is the most raw and unfiltered poetry I've ever created, and I'm incredibly proud of how it turned out.

Normally, when I disappear for a bit, it's because life is heavy and I'm not in the space to write or create. But this time was different. I finally finished my poetry book. What's more, I have a publication date! May 29th :) I reached a stage in my journey (as I'm sure all writers do) when I was sick of my book. Sick of talking about when it would be done. Sick of editing it. Sick of looking at the rough draft. So I had two choices: throw it in the fire (tempting as a Scorpi

I am not a designer. It's not one of the titles I claim in my logo. I can sometimes be artistic and creative with images. I can take a dang good photo (though not a professional one), but I am NOT a designer. And yet, I decided to design my own poetry book cover for my debut collection, Shadow Confessions: Raw Version. Why? Because I have zero budget to have it professionally done right now. It's been… fun? Kind of. To be honest, it feels like a little too much pressure, but

A poet's voice is sacred. We take great pride in how we uniquely see the world and in how we choose to illustrate these views through patterns of words and verses. However, have you ever felt your voice sounded a little similar to another poet? So similar, in fact, that you start to question whether your work is unique at all. No worries. I know I have, and I think every poet has felt the same on their poet's journey–it's not a lost cause. In my debut poetry collection, Shado

I'm trying something new. So far, it's working, and working well. I've made the self-publishing process for my book far too comfortable. I poo-poo personal deadlines like they are nothing and replace them with other things for other people in an instant. If a client asks me to do something, I'm there. If I ask myself to do something, I ignore, push away, pretend I'm non-existent. Why do I do this? Well, to start, it's easier. It's easier not to do the hard thing. But also, t