one woman's personal thought lab
(Elena is a character in a series I've been working on. Only two posts so far: A Mystical Treasure and The Bus Ride Home.) Elena is the mother of Lora, my protagonist. She hasn't actually been seen yet in the story but she's very important and her own story will be explored. This is meant … Continue reading Sketch of Elena
(Lora is a character in a series I've been working on. Only two posts so far: A Mystical Treasure and The Bus Ride Home.) My protagonist. I'm having a hard time figuring her out because I've based her personality on my own. Go figure. This is what she looks like in the first scene, when … Continue reading Sketch of Lora
(The first and most recent post in this series, A Mystical Treasure, is here.) "What bus is this, anyways?" Lora thought to herself, swinging herself into one of the back corner seats. She knew it was heading in the opposite direction from the shelter but she didn't really care at this point. At least she … Continue reading The Bus Ride Home
A flash of turquoise shone at the edges of her vision and dimly illuminated the brick wall in front of her. She spun around and - there it was again, brilliant but brief - a glow from around the sides of a grimy, grey downspout, as if a green-blue sparkler was burning behind it. Had … Continue reading A Mystical Treasure
I started using the Fabulous app about one month ago today. If you're unfamiliar, it basically uses behavioural science principles to help the user build healthy habits. This isn't actually the first time I've downloaded it. I tried the app nearly 4 years ago, and back then I was intrigued. Maybe especially so because I … Continue reading Using Visualization for Personal Growth
I just found out about the blog Unbolt Me and found my way to their Choose Your Challenge! page. Very cool and neat stuff! The following rules are based off of this 2015 post on Its PH. The Rules: Open a word processing document.Set a timer to 5 minutes or 10 minutes.Your topic is at … Continue reading The Freestyle Writing Challenge
So far I've been writing about trying to stop a habit that hasn't been good for me: eating too much sugary food. But today I want to acknowledge a new habit that I want to keep: writing! Quite a while before starting Step Back Think Forward, I had a different blog. It meant a lot … Continue reading Establishing a New Writing Habit
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