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Collecting scraps
On noticing, collecting and keeping ideas
Nov 14

October 2025

Creators need community
How community shapes our growth
Oct 3

August 2025

Art: never lose sight of what matters
Growing requires so much of understanding why you do what you do, and sometimes letting that evolve.
Aug 8

March 2025

Writing Lately
When in summary, life lately is writing through change.
Mar 13

March 2024

The Years that Ask Questions
Whether you’re in a year that asks or a year that answers, keep writing and trusting in the timing of your story.
Mar 15, 2024

February 2024

Making Your Writing Sing
A short note on the power of verbs
Feb 8, 2024

January 2024

Writer, Know Thyself
How the right amount of self-awareness increases your writing productivity ✨
Jan 11, 2024

September 2023

Planning your creative wedding
An excerpt from the most important lessons I learned planning my wedding.
Sep 14, 2023

August 2023

Does Impostor Syndrome Ever Leave?
In which I share notes on how I navigate the ugly feeling.
Aug 12, 2023

April 2023

The Capitalism Guide for Creators
Or the guide to juggling your side hustle and a full-time job.
Apr 29, 2023

January 2023

Just Read It: Productivity Hacks for Readers
Achieve your reading goals with ten of my tested and trusted hacks
Jan 5, 2023

November 2022

The Small Things
disjointed productivity hacks for when you don’t have time or are recovering from burn out
Nov 3, 2022
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