Today is National Handwriting Day (yeah, I didn't know this was a thing either, but apparently it's been a thing since 1977). This particular date (January 23rd) was chosen because it is John Hancock's birthday. I was hesitant to speak on this, as this is my first time observing the "holiday" but I thought it would be nice to write a post about it. So, now that you know what today is, do you plan to do anything special? A few ideas below [I can't take credit for these; I fou

I returned to my home state of Michigan around Christmas time to see my family. As is often the case, I went through some old stuff at my mother's house. I found a book I had written about her when I was seven years old. There was this company called Chimeric and they had these book kits with paper for kids to write and illustrate, and then you'd send those pages in and they'd make a little book out of it. There were different color choices you could select for the cover and

It's been a long time since I did a Friday Frustration. Today's #FF isn't about saying no to editors, but to family and friends. Since I am the writer in the family (or in particular friend groups), people often ask me to look over their papers or their stories or the copy for their website. And while I like helping people in a general sense, I feel so much pressure when I am asked to help with writing. I volunteered to help a friend move into her new apartment this weekend.