I adore a good story.

I’m here to read it, hear it from a real person, and write about it. If the story makes me laugh, it’s because there’s relatability. If it makes me cry—to me, that’s because it’s deep, powerful, and has meaning. (I don’t care to read purposeless stuff.)

Before I am finished with any of my own writing pieces, a gauge I use before I hit “publish” is this: does it move me? Do I get choked up when I land on the themes, quotes, and full circle closure? If yes, then you better believe it’s ready to go.

Mind you, I didn’t say it had to be perfect. Because perfection is relative.  

What do you think?

I don’t talk much at all about these stories I get to write during the day, so here is the growing collection of what I’ve written:

My Portfolio

I love what I do. And what can I say? I love a good story!

What I don’t do (yet?)

So I have to admit that I am not an “inventor of stories” though. I love to read fiction, but I am not confident that I can come up with a fictitious tale that hasn’t been told already. And why is that? Oh, I’ll tell you! In college, a classmate called me out for copying an existing storyline for a creative writing project. And I wasn’t even trying to imitate it but that was just proof that even though I explored my imagination I did not indeed come up with something original!

About four or five years ago I was inspired to write a children’s book. I was pregnant with my daughter at the time. And while I still want to write one, I kept hitting a wall. I was frustrated because I had a whole idea, a setting, the character is even designed, and a beginning, but have not been able to move forward with it since. I learned a while later that I was stuck because I was still living the story I was trying to tell. That was eye opening. See how I was taking it straight from reality?

Honestly, since I brought it up, it wouldn’t hurt to revisit it and see if it will come all the way to life. I came across this amazing post and it holds a lot of truth:

How about another tale?

I am currently living (and telling) a journey on how to monetize my life. Okay, put that way, it sounds so odd. But in all seriousness, I feel responsible to contribute to our finances and feel like I have something to contribute to the world that has nothing to do with a boss or clients and whatnot.

I’ve been trying a few things but at my core I know where my heart thrives and am on a quest to discover exactly what that looks like.

I shared this on my Instagram and (as of the day writing this draft) have 1555+ views.

Enjoy!

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