It's National Poetry Month! April is about sharing and appreciating poems, poets, and the love of writing. To celebrate, I'm sharing a poem from my upcoming poetry collection. During the last few months of 2019 and into the new year,…
It’s always wonderful to be recognized by your beloved community! Recently, I was spotlighted in WriteGirl’s impactful newsletter. The newsletter features some of my earliest thoughts about the writing program when I joined in high school! I’m wowed by my…
My blog is now a year old and what a milestone it is! I remember celebrating 100 days of blogging but that hardly compares to coming full circle like this. Why Blogging Has Been So Significant Now, summertime is on…
The Los Angeles Times presents a treat for the community with their 2019 Festival of Books. The literary festival celebrates books as well as writers, poets, and various literary genres. It's a massive weekend event, free and open to the…
You know when someone says, “what’s your problem?” when it looks like you have an attitude? Yeah, I don’t really like that question and I’m sure you don’t as well. So instead of asking a question that doesn’t really help…
The latest iteration of the local creative writing mentorship nonprofit, WriteGirl's annual Lights, Camera, WriteGirl! event was a total success! It was an immersive night, hosted by Gilmore Girls' Lauren Graham, where scenes written by young female writers were put into…
Welcome to the writing club! This week's prompt is all about recognizing the good when situations seem uncertain. From experience, I know that these situations are pushing you to make a decision to ultimately grow. I recently left a work…
Welcome to the writing club! This is the third installment of weekly writing prompts for any writer looking to delve into their writing practice. This week's overarching theme is about addressing doubt. Looking doubt right in the face and asking…
Welcome to the writing club! This is the second installment of my weekly writing prompts. The overall theme for this week can delve into the realm of sci-fi if you open yourself up to the genre. The theme is creating, or…