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Like many people, there are times where I feel loneliness or a search for more. I am currently in that state for community and...

In this article, I'll share with you how I actually wrote a book while having a full-time job and 2-3 hour daily commute.

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One of the common writing excuses for authors is lack of time. In researching this post, I polled my viewers on Instagram and of the 28 that answered, over half of them mentioned fatigue or time as their main concern. This was also something I was concerned about when I started writing a novel, at least until I realized time and being tired wasn't what I was actually saying. If time and exhaustion are keeping you from learning and actively writing a book, the real problem mig

It's my favorite holiday - National Novel Writing Month. AKA, NaNoWriMo. You may be thinking, "that's not a holiday!" Well I don't care because November is my favorite month now. Just kidding, I know it's your favorite holiday too! In this post I'm going to share with you a few winning strategies to reach 50,000 written words this month towards your book's draft. These strategies are what I follow to meet my own author goals. Make sure to read through the post so that you als

For many years I used patience as an excuse for not innovating or updating my writing practice. In this episode of my podcast for authors, Happy Write Now, we discuss how you could be subconsciously sabotaging your success under the guise of patience. Below you will find the transcript and show notes for Episode 3 of the HWN podcast. Share your thoughts on the episode in the comment form below. I'm excited to jump on this journey with you! What are your favorite mindset and w

Have you ever had an inkling of an idea and you weren't sure whether or not you should pursue it? In this episode of my podcast for authors, Happy Write Now, we discuss Inspired Action and what it means for your writing destiny. Find out now if that tickle of an inspiration is where you are meant to be. Below you will find the show notes for Episode 1 of the HWN podcast. Share your thoughts on the episode in the comment form below. I'm excited to jump on this journey with you

Positive affirmations have completely changed my author journey. In this episode of my podcast for authors, Happy Write Now, we discuss how the way that you talk to yourself impacts your confidence and how quickly you achieve your dreams. Below you will find the transcript and show notes for Episode 5 of the HWN podcast. Share your thoughts on the episode in the comment form below. I'm excited to jump on this journey with you! What are your favorite mindset and writing podcas

Dumbledore confirms the prophecy could have applied to Neville. Both born that July, both with parents in the Order, but there is one main reason why Voldemort didn't pick him...

It's easy to forget. Isn't that sad? But online, the focus moves quickly to numbers. To the vanity of a having over 10,000 followers so that Instagram says you have 10K instead of 9,239. It can be easy to bring together life, all of the lives you've talked to and engaged with, and think of them as a lump sum. I never want to treat people as a lump sum. But that's part of the game. Maybe we shouldn't play? What I love most about my life is that I get to share. I get to work. I

Learn the four personal development questions Tony Robbins uses with his students, and how applying them to your fictional characters can fix flat motivation and backstory gaps. Includes a free or pay-what-you-want downloadable , the Happy Story Bible, a 29-page character and world-building planner for fantasy, sci-fi, and paranormal authors.

As World Creators, us authors and writers have some unique storage of facts and emotional complexities in our head. These five journal prompts for writers will help you decompress the dozens (if not hundreds) of ideas in your head and get you excited to create. Author Life Visualization Journaling 1. If any novel idea in your mind could immediately blink into existence as physical book in your mailbox, what idea would come to life? Describe the vibes, the cover, the way reade

Thankfully, writer's block actually has nothing to do with the impossible to control muse. In this episode of my podcast for authors, Happy Write Now, we discuss how your self-care can impact your writing productivity. Below you will find the transcript and show notes for Episode 3 of the HWN podcast. Share your thoughts on the episode in the comment form below. I'm excited to jump on this journey with you! What are your favorite mindset and writing podcasts? Let me know. Dow

Pain is a tool, it's just not fun to call it that. In this episode of my podcast for authors, Happy Write Now, we discuss how changing the way you view your pain can help you become a better author. Below you will find the transcript and show notes for Episode 2 of the HWN podcast. Share your thoughts on the episode in the comment form below. I'm excited to jump on this journey with you! What are your favorite mindset and writing podcasts? Let me know. Download the Happy Writ

Social Media impacts our lives every day, especially when it comes to our confidence levels. In this episode of my podcast for authors, Happy Write Now, we discuss how the reveal of my social media for authors webinar/course had temporarily brought on impostor syndrome and self-doubt before I brought myself back to my mission. Below you will find the transcript and show notes for Episode 6 of the HWN podcast. I'm excited to jump on this journey with you! What are your favorit

This post is part of my From the Archive project, where I reshare personal content from my original blog, with some additional commentary from me in 2026. This wedding dress post is almost exactly like the original, with only a few minor edits. It's the story of picking my wedding dress, which ended up being simple, fast, and stress-free. I know, not a typical wedding dress story! I'd love to do a vow renewal with my husband in the future, and despite loving the dress, how I

My husband and I got married in 2014, after dating for nine years. Yes, we were high school sweat hearts, getting married two years after I graduated college. The majority of our wedding was shabby chic DIY, with a $10,000 budget to cover our wedding and honeymoon. This post is reshared as part of my From the Archive project, where I reshare and edit posts from my previous blogs into one place with commentary from where I am now. I'm backdating these wedding posts to the week

Rebecca in 2026 here to let you know this is a post from the archives! After switching blog platforms, I saved copies of some of my favorite memories to reshare. Enjoy this look into my first and, so far, only half marathon. While I was initially excited at the thought of doing it again, it feels so far away from my life now that I don't know if I ever would re-attempt it. Regardless, it was a special bonding experience with my then-fiancé. I'd recommend runDisney's Princess