Recently for dayjob, I went to another training from Kevin Ashworth, founder of the Northwest Anxiety Institute. I’ve seen Kevin speak before, and I am a bit obsessed with him. He’s funny and smart and one of those presenters where everything he says has your brain and heart screaming yes and oh god it’s notContinue reading “(Traditional) Publishing & Our Brains: We Are Not Equipped for This Shit”
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Top 20 Reads, First Half of 2021
My reading life has felt very off this year, which I’ve learned really throws my mental health. But maybe the actual reality is that everything has felt off this year. I break these reading roundups into half because doing one big year-long roundup at the end of the year stresses me out—my memory is notContinue reading “Top 20 Reads, First Half of 2021”
Top 25 Reads, 2nd Half of 2020
In this year that has been so full of pain, these books have been such a gift. I love them with all my heart. You can find my list of Top 25 reads for the 1st Half of 2020 here. As always, these lists are not genre or pub date dependent; they are a summary ofContinue reading “Top 25 Reads, 2nd Half of 2020”
25 Favorite Books: First Half of 2020
These are in no particular order (seriously) and are not exclusive to books published in 2020, but simply what I’ve personally read in 2020. So, like everything else about me, supes random! And my commentary below each one aren’t really reviews, per se, more like…just feelings about how that book made me feel. So, nowContinue reading “25 Favorite Books: First Half of 2020”
20 Most Anticipated Romance Novels of 2021!
Back in June, I made a list of my Top 25 Books of the First Half of 2020. In a few weeks, after I squeeze every minute of reading time I can out of 2020, I’ll make another list for my Top 25 Books of the LAST Half, to round out the year. Will this postContinue reading “20 Most Anticipated Romance Novels of 2021!”