Every year, I start a new journal. I love the clean page, writing Jan 1 (although not the creeping years…
Tag: anxiety
I’m not a fan of New Year’s resolutions, just like some of the other Debs. “Lose weight” usually ends three…
What the F is self-care? I recently heard a young millennial (or was it an old Gen Z’er) complain about…
“What should I do?” I began my session with my mentor. See, I was in a low-residence MFA, where we…
“You have a book coming out. Aren’t you excited!” “Excited” is not the word that I or anyone around me…
“What’ so special about your life that you want to write about it,” one date said to me when I…
So many aspects of being a writer are anxiety-producing. I’ve basically been bathing in cortisol since I finished a first…
Hey, let me tell you what I’m trying to do at this very moment: prep for my author marketing meeting,…
Well, I’m glad Halloween is over. Now it’s time for more prosaic fears. Myself. Yup, it’s that time of year…
Do you want to know my number one writing fear? Writing this blog entry. Ha, ha. I’m mostly kidding. I…