by thirzah | May 31, 2023 | About Thirzah
A Thousand Times Yes “Yeah, of course I can do that! It won’t be a problem.” But I was wrong. It was a problem. For a long time I’ve struggled with saying no. Not just in my personal life, but in my professional life as well. I’ve found myself taking on more and more...
by thirzah | May 17, 2023 | About Thirzah
When Preparation Doesn’t Help The Process A month ago, I finished a rough first draft for my current WIP (work in progress), a novel. While I was writing, I noticed plot holes and inconsistencies that I would need to fix, so I made note of them but kept powering...
by thirzah | Apr 26, 2023 | About Thirzah
Escaping Judgment I used to think that if I never shared my writing with anyone, then my writing would never get judged. A logical assumption—but it couldn’t be further from the truth. Reasons Not To Finish I have several folders on my laptop filled with...
by thirzah | Apr 19, 2023 | About Thirzah
The War Was Won? In my last blog, I talked a lot about the war I had in my mind over whether to keep writing and stay in Ohio, or to give up and go home. At the time, I thought the war was over and that writing had won. Turns out, the war was far from over. Over the...
by thirzah | Dec 22, 2022 | Inspired Posts
Lessons Learned Last week, I talked about how I “failed” as an author, and mentioned four lessons that I learned from my failure. This week, I want to go a little deeper into how failing or making mistakes affects us and our writing. Note: if you were wondering, my...