For the majority of February, I’ve had a cold. It’s not a big deal. My ears feel clogged. Sometimes I have a sore throat. Other times I have a cough. All of my symptoms are mild but persistent. It’s pretty annoying. My life has been consumed by scholarship essays. Three are due this week. And … More Why Quitting is Okay
You may not have noticed this… but I am a writer. Yeah. I know. How dare I keep it a secret for so long? But I’ll make it up to you. Would you like to know why I write? … More Being a Storyteller
Before school started, I wrote a piece titled “Back to School: How to Stay Sane Another Year”. Back then, I thought this post would be necessary and enduring. And maybe it was necessary at the time… but it feels useless now. It should have been obvious from the moment I set foot on campus to … More Senioritis: I’m Not Staying Sane
Y’all remember in Kindergarten when our biggest troubles were who we were going to play with on the playground? When the third grade friendship drama – who’s friends with who and who lied to who – was the biggest issues we had – and we couldn’t imagine anything worse? When our biggest worries were our … More Life is Catching Up
Here it is short and simple: I need blog suggestions. If you know of any good blogs – or have a blog! – comment with a link or title and I’ll follow it. I desperately want some good blogs to read! … More Blog Suggestions?
A few weeks ago I posted about my cats. Now, I find myself posting again, but for a very sad reason. My kitty-cat Halloween – my little motorboat – my lion – my writing buddy – has passed away. … More Some Sad News
Today I get to share something really special with you. Kara Swanson, one of the instructors at YWW, is coming out with her Peter Pan retelling “Dust” in July 2020, released by Enclave Publishers. And her cover reveal is TODAY! The truth about Neverland is far more dangerous than a fairy tale. Claire Kenton believes … More Dust Cover Reveal
The weird part of having a blog is that I… don’t have ideas every week. Like, I set out to talk about something – anything really – but that doesn’t quite work. In fact, I have a few unfinished drafts of possible blog posts in my folder. I also have a few unpublished drafts of … More The Latest in Erin’s Life…?
The Young Writer’s Workshop is opening registration again from January 25th to February 2nd. If you are a young writer… and want to become better… and want to have a community of other writers… this is for you! … More YWW is Open Again!
I hate spoilers… well…. no actually I love knowing what’s going to happen before I rightly get to know. The answer’s yes. Sorry if that spoils things. But it’s important going into this that although I’m kinda frustrated right now, I do propose a solution. Happy reading! … More Is There a Way to Restore My Faith in Humanity?
The Paper Trail 