A Quiet Season
I’m Writing My First Novel in Public (And I’m Terrified)
So here's something I never thought I'd do: share my first novel before it's finished. Before it'…
So here's something I never thought I'd do: share my first novel before it's finished. Before it'…
When Rest Becomes the Real Work It’s always strange how creativity slips away when life gets too loud. …
If you’ve ever stared at a Google Doc and thought: “Wow, I am officially a creative fraud.” Congratulations, you’re already in …
Bird by Bird: A Book Review The Writer's Bible You Never Knew You Needed: A Review of Anne Lamott's &quo…
Season 1 of Spiral was about finding my way out of survival mode. Season 2 begins with something new: learning to hold both the…
So you’ve got a book idea rattling around in your head, keeping you awake at 3 a.m. (congrats, you’re officially a writer now). …
Welcome to CTRL+ALT+Spiral, my weekly blog series where life unravels, rewinds, and sometimes redeems itself (but only sometimes…
✍️ Creative Story Writing: How to Write a Story That Doesn’t Bore You (or Your Reader) Let’s be honest: everyone says they “h…
Team Dinners, Fred Again, and Mud in My Shoes This week was loud, chaotic, and—somehow—healing. There were no deep revelati…
"I feel like I read everything… but remember nothing." Yep. That’s what this edition is about. We’re surrounded …
This review of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee explores the emotional weight, historical significance, and why every history-love…
A week of zero workouts, late-night scrolling, and delivered food? Welcome to Spiral 8 — where we recover from chaos and still m…
Business writing doesn’t have to be dry. This guide teaches B2B writing essentials, with real examples, best practices, and acti…
This week was quieter but not calm. I took the TOPIK exam, didn’t stress out the day before, ate way too much New York cheeseca…
Curious about digital self publishing? This guide breaks down ebook trends, reader habits, and real author case studies to help …
This week was chaos. Not the life-on-fire kind, but the soft spiral kind. The kind where you do brave things while mildly diss…