Category: The Cat’s Quill
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The Gift of a Deep Breath
Lately, I’ve been craving spaces that feel softer on my mind. More deep breath. Less perfectly curated. Just comfort.
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The Best Place for Ambiguity to Rest
When something stays unclear for long enough, eventually you stop responding to the person and start responding to the uncertainty itself.
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Listening to Her
The more time I take slowing down, the more it feels like my characters and I are coming to an understanding again.
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Finding My Process
I’m sure you guys have heard–at least in passing– that I have this crazy idea of writing a book. It’s actually been something I have always wanted to do, unfortunately I can’t seem to get out my own way. But Lately, writing has started feeling a little different again. Not that feeling of spiraling where…
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I Didn’t Feel Like Writing This Week
I didn’t feel like writing this week. Not because anything was wrong — just because I needed rest.
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Starting Small Again
I didn’t go back to the whole story. Just the two people who made me want to write it.
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What I’m doing Instead of Restarting
Lately I’ve been feeling that quiet tug to start over–especially since last week when talking about my own novel. And it’s not actually a dramatic urge. Not where I hit the delete button and scrape all the character growth and personalities and begin with a blank slate, more thought-out plan. No it’s just a steady…
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When My Writing Stops Sounding Like Me
Over the past few days I’ve had a lot of time to think about my novel. Not in that excited way I used to—where scenes would play out in my head and i couldn’t wait to put pen to paper. It’s more of that quieter—heavier, kind of thought. Almost as if I’m the beta reader…
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When Interest Comes and Goes
Lately, I’ve noticed a recurring theme with me–something I don’t talk about very often. My interest comes and goes, kinda like a wave in the ocean. It’s not dramatic. It’s not even because I’m overwhelmed or burned out. Honestly there isn’t a big reason behind it. Nothing was truly wrong. It’s just that there are…
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What Remains – The Final Post ♡
On Love Quietly- A February Series As February is winding down, there’s no big feeling waiting at the end of it. No final realization. No spotlight suddenly shining down like they do in movies and TV shows to show that everything is in place. Just that quiet awareness. After a month heavily inspired by love–…
