nataliejepSep 82 minPassing JudgementI was recently asked to be a judge for a short story competition. Despite my full-blown imposter syndrome, I accepted the invitation as...
nataliejepJun 112 minNew words at last!I don’t like being afraid of things. I’m that idiot who goes outside to investigate the weird noise in the middle of the night, or looks...
nataliejepMay 192 minAre any words better than none? I haven’t worked on my short story for just over two months. It is sitting at 2,222 words exactly. The numbers-weirdo in me likes that...
nataliejepMar 172 minTwo steps forward, one step backIt has never taken me so long to write a short story as the one I’m writing now. I know the storyline, and so far it is doing everything...
nataliejepFeb 251 minAcceptance!There’s a great trick for blocked writers; if new words don’t come, edit some old ones. I took that advice recently and dusted off an old...