Radio Silence?

Hello lovely readers, writers, friends and book lovers. If you’ve been wondering where my consistent blog posts have gone, so am I! 

Fall is always a busy, tricky time for me. The start of the school year is always chaotic and very busy with work, as I get started with all of my tasks and sites for the year. 

This year, however, is feeling particularly strange. I usually have some time in the summer to prepare for this big shift, and this year, thanks to projects that needed development and some challenges in my personal life, although I worked all summer, I didn’t have the time I normally do. Which meant adjusting quickly over the last month. 

That’s okay. As busy and crazy as it gets in the fall, I know once all my sites are up and running, things will inevitably slow down. 

Still, that’s not the only reason I’ve gone quiet as summer has faded away. I have written or started to write several blog posts, and have even been working on things that would make great social media content… and yet, when it comes to posting them, I’ve been freezing. 

You guys deserve some honesty from me, because you’ve supported my writing and made coming this far with my books possible. I care about sharing my blog regularly. I care about sharing fun, book related content and posting book updates. I care about putting my words into the world for lovely people like you who are invested in storytelling. Truly. 

So, why have I gone silent over here? 

The biggest reason I think things are different for me this year is that I had a personal loss at the end of July, and it took weeks to figure out what had actually happened. That extended stress and pain that lead into the chaos of a new school year starting and everything else happening all at once kind of forced me into a shell, so I could focus on what I needed to. Now, however, it feels like a bit much, and I’ve had a hard time with everything going on finding my groove. Which is strange for me. 

Nevertheless, I wanted to let you people know that I haven’t given up. And I will not give up. I love writing. I love being in this world rich with stories that I get to add my work to. In the time I’ve been “away”, I have been working on developmentally editing my next novel, I have been compiling old and new poetry into a collection I plan to publish soon, and I have been learning how to record and edit audiobooks (I’m starting all, with my children’s books). All this to say, although I’ve been quiet, I have been working on things, things that I’d love to share with you. 

So here’s my plan, so I don’t fall back into silence again.

Tomorrow, I have a day off (mostly) from work. My plan is to write all of these things down so I have a store of ideas and things to share with you. That way, all I have to do when I’m feeling frozen is simply click the “publish” button, and I can stay engaged with you. 

There are a lot of things I’m genuinely very excited about still. It’s just been a funky season, but I want to put it behind me. And I appreciate you being here while I figured it out.

One more note before I sign off for today: you likely don’t need me to tell you that life can be really rough sometimes. But I DO want to tell you that I understand. In these moments when everything feels like too much, keep holding on. Find your way again. You can do it. It’s not easy, or pain free, but try to remember that there are people in this world who care about the art you create, and no one can create it quite like you can.