The other night (actually it was the wee hours of the morning) I added a plot twist to chapter 13 of my 2nd draft. It felt good to throw my characters a curveball and imagine how they might react. We’re all living in a plot twist right now and we’re all facing our own reactionsContinue reading “Writing through Covid-19”
Author Archives: Jessica
I finished the first draft!
I’m not sure how it happened but I wrote “The End” last week. It felt like it would never happen. I have spent the last 9 months writing very sporadically. I guess it’s my book baby? To be honest, I wasn’t expecting this stage would come in January of 2020. The ending just flew outContinue reading “I finished the first draft!”
Fighting Artistic Discouragement
Hello friends! I apologize for the wonkiness of my website. I don’t really know what I’m doing but I’m doing my best. Sorry if it looks weird HA. It’s NanoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month!). I am loosely participating. I am using it as a motivator and encouragement to continue working on my first draft ofContinue reading “Fighting Artistic Discouragement”
Working on Priorities and Anxiety
Things I am working on: priorities, seeing God in the mundane, experiencing Jesus in the mundane, worshiping God in the mundane. Also, anxiety is a big struggle for me. I worry about big things and small things and sometimes it manifests physiologically. Sometimes my anxiety clouds my focus on Christ and I need to digContinue reading “Working on Priorities and Anxiety”
Scrub your floor
My flip-flops smacked where my kids dripped watermelon juice from last night’s dinner and play-dough was caked to the floor. It was long over-due for a scrub and would be an embarrassment if company came over to see. So I got my bucket and scrubber, got down on my hands and knees and started toContinue reading “Scrub your floor”
Summer Update
It’s been a long time since I’ve written a blog post here, which makes me sad. But I’ve found I’ve had very little energy to give to blog posts for the last couple of months. Summer is in full swing and between a slew of graduation parties, end of year programs, family gatherings, travel plans,Continue reading “Summer Update”
A Song
Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent. Victor Hugo I have always loved music and singing and when I was a kid I wrote a lot of poetry and would try to make up songs to go with the poems. But I haven’t done anything likeContinue reading “A Song”
‘God Sightings’ Amidst Travel Drama: Part 2
So I was in the depths of despair at the airport gate. I had to calm down and start figuring out what I was going to do next. Many phone calls later I found myself sitting in the airport I was supposed to be flying out of waiting for my sister to pick me upContinue reading “‘God Sightings’ Amidst Travel Drama: Part 2”
