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Breaking Ground: Finally Starting Your Long-Awaited Novel

April 7, 2021 Jordan 0

Many people dream of becoming a successful author. Being able to make your living through writing is an amazing thing, offering the chance to live […]

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The Time Is At Hand {A Flash Fiction Story}

February 23, 2021 Jordan 10

I’ve mentioned here and there that a couple of years ago I kind of got into writing flash fiction stories (tiny pieces of fiction that […]

How To Deal With Writer’s Block

October 6, 2020 Jordan 0

Dealing with writer’s block is a common problem that pretty much every writer faces at some point, and there’s nothing worse when you have a […]

Jack of All Trades – A Christmas Flash Fiction Story

December 18, 2019 Jordan 8

Recently I decided to try my hand at something new. Up to this point, I have only written short form nonfiction or long form fiction, […]

3 Free Ways to Support Your Favorite Authors

August 8, 2019 Jordan 10

There’s something you should know about me: I’m not independently wealthy. This means that as much as I love to read, and as often as […]

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3 Places Where Writers Find Inspiration

September 8, 2018 Jordan 0

As a writer, you have no doubt come across the experience of not feeling inspired enough to write. Whether you are experiencing the mythical writer’s […]

4 Things You Can Do to Become a Better Writer

June 7, 2018 Jordan 0

As writers, we should all be looking for ways to improve and get better at our craft. Let’s face it, none of us is the […]

Beating Writer’s Block: 3 Effective Ways to Encourage Creativity

May 10, 2018 Jordan 12

If you write on a regular basis, you know that there are times when the words seem to fly onto the page, and others when […]

NaNoWriMo 2017 – Week 1 Update

November 8, 2017 Jordan 13

One week down, three more to go! Week one of NaNoWriMo 2017 was less than stellar. I did fit in some writing time, so I’m […]

NaNoWriMo 2017 – A Plea for Accountability

November 1, 2017 Jordan 12

Today is D-day for all NaNoWriMo participants! Just in case you have no idea what I’m talking about, NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month. […]

5 Things I Learned in My First Year of Blogging

September 11, 2017 Jordan 42

Today is an exciting day. Today is an auspicious day. Today marks one year since I started blogging! It’s a weird feeling, because it feels […]

NaNoWriMo Winner Over Here!

December 2, 2016 Jordan 0

There are probably two camps of people who have been seeing my NaNoWriMo posts every Tuesday for the last five weeks: 1). Those who were […]

NaNoWriMo 2016 Week 4 Update

November 29, 2016 Jordan 0

It’s down to the wire in the final hours of NaNoWriMo 2016. I made a lot of headway in Week 4 and I’m very close […]

NaNoWriMo 2016 Week 3 Update

November 22, 2016 Jordan 0

The end of Week 3 finds me feeling somewhat redeemed. My daily word counts have been much healthier this past week and I have made […]

NaNoWriMo 2016 Week 2 Update

November 15, 2016 Jordan 0

Yesterday (Monday, November 14th) marked the end of the second full week of NaNoWriMo 2016. Now, Week 1 was a pretty good week for me. […]

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Hi! I’m Jordan, wife to one husband and mom to two little girls. Blogging and writing are my side gig, and I love creating delicious recipes and reading lots of books to share with you guys!

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