Life Updates, Website Updates, etc..

Or why my 30s are looking great so far

So far my 30s are looking great. Lots of new things on the horizon, writing career starting to pick-up, and I've met some fantastic people while working at the bookstore. Yet, despite how well things are going for me, I've always been terrible at celebrating my successes, so here is an attempt to correct my past mistakes.

Writing Updates

Earlier this year I was accepted into the Novel in a Year Program by Story Studio Chicago. It's been a blast so far. I've learned quite a bit about the craft, met some incredibly talented people, and overall just enjoy writing as part of a group. The novel that I'm working on is about a quarter of the way done, and I anticipate that it will be fully finished come this year, then I'll have to worry about finding an agent, publication, and all that other stuff.

As of last month I was accepted into a winter writer's workshop by Forge Organizing. In that six week program I'll learn from some of the best on how to craft a…