Forging Ahead: A Writer's Blog

Motherhood vs Writing

How Infertility Helped Me Realize I’m Not Cut Out For Both

Jan 26 • 

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November 2024

Thoughts on Writers and Writing

… or why I’ve been a bit silent lately

Nov 19, 2024 • 

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October 2024

The Messages that Repeat

… or what my writer’s brain can’t stop pondering.

Oct 20, 2024 • 

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Working Out: A Strange Writing Task

… or one task that helps me keep my mind clear so I can write when needed.

Oct 10, 2024 • 

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What Writing Anxiety Looks Like (and How I Calm It)

… or how I remind myself of my values so the anxiety doesn’t become crimpling.

Oct 6, 2024 • 

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September 2024

Opening the Floodgates

... or what happens when I give my Muses some freedom

Sep 25, 2024 • 

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Creating a Writing Routine

... or how I force my own writing into my day

Sep 20, 2024 • 

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August 2024

Anxiety vs Creativity

... or the reason I dropped off the planet.

Aug 6, 2024 • 

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January 2024

On Artists vs. Creatives vs. Writers

… or The Labels We Allow for Ourselves

Jan 28, 2024 • 

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Poetry Muses

ho they are, what they write, and why I don’t let them out too often

Jan 16, 2024 • 

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December 2023

Childfree Reflections and 2024 Goals

... or how I realized my dreams can only come true because of what I don't have.

Dec 29, 2023 • 

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When Outlining is Necessary

... or how I realized no books will be written unless I'm organized

Dec 10, 2023 • 

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