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Commissions Now Open

Writing commissions? Yup, writing commissions! Ever wanted someone to flesh out a character for you, write you a very specific short story (smut welcome!), help you with a D&D character background, write an engaging Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook post when you’re up to your eyeballs in social media? Well, I’m your writer! I have 20+ years of experience writing both fiction and nonfiction and have been on Facebook since it was still locked to college students 😛 So yeah, I know a thing or two about working my way around social media. If you’ve followed my blog or if you wish to look back in the archives, you’ll get a good feel for my style of writing.

To claim your spot visit: https://ko-fi.com/767GCI8VAT6

For your social media I will need to know:
1) Subject
2) Tone. How do you want to sound (cheery, informative, irreverent)?
3) Examples of other posts so I can match your wording and voice.
4) Audience. Who you’re trying to engage with this post.
5) If you want any media included (this is an upcharge).
6) Timeframe. When do you need the post? There is an upcharge for same day.

For your social media I will need to know:
1) Subject
2) Tone. How do you want to sound (cheery, informative, irreverent)?
3) Examples of other posts so I can match your wording and voice.
4) Audience. Who you’re trying to engage with this post.
5) If you want any media included (this is an upcharge).
6) Timeframe. When do you need the post? There is an upcharge for same day.

For me to craft your personalized fiction story I will need to know:
1) Genre, I am happy to write in most genres though horror and humor are not my strong suits.
2) Type of characters including gender identity, sexual orientation, and any personality traits you want them to have.
3) Plot, short stories tend to have simple plots. Let me know if there is anything specific you want to be included.
4) Length. How long of a story would you like?
5) Special requests. Have a specific thing you’d like included, just let me know and I’ll work it into your story.

For your social media I will need to know:
1) Subject
2) Tone. How do you want to sound (cheery, informative, irreverent)?
3) Examples of other posts so I can match your wording and voice.
4) Audience. Who you’re trying to engage with this post.
5) If you want any media included (this is an upcharge).
6) Timeframe. When do you need the post? There is an upcharge for the same day.

Most short stories will take 3-5 days to complete. Anything longer than 5k words will generally take a week to 10 days. All commissions are free for personal use. If you would like full publishing rights it will be an extra fee of $30 per commission.

Get your spot now before they’re gone! Visit https://ko-fi.com/767GCI8VAT6!

writing

The Blank Page

writer working on typewriter in office
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I’m sitting here staring at a blank white screen trying to write and all I want to do is crawl back in bed … at 10:30 am on a Sunday. It’s stormy outside so that’s a good excuse. Right? But it feels like I’ve had months worth of excuses not to write. Strike that … years. I haven’t actively written anything but some mediocre poetry in over a year.

Okay, hold on. I’m being a little hard on myself. There’s been COVID, getting thrown into homeschooling, dealing with an abusive relationship, raising 3 kids (and multiple fur babies) on a limited budget, living in a much too small and much too old house, and dealing with having bipolar schizoaffective disorder.

So many excuses, might be what crosses your mind. It certainly does mine. But if anything they are reasons why writing hasn’t been happening. Even when I did get free time, I’d spend it playing video games with friends or watching Netflix and YouTube. If I did open a doc to write in, I’d just stare at it mind as blank as the page and wonder where my creativity had gone.

Well, I think I know where it went. It went into helping my very social 7-year-old cope with suddenly not being allowed to see their friends. It went into helping my 12 year old navigate their newfound gender identity. It went into planning inexpensive meals every week. It went into finding ways to keep 3 kids occupied for month after month of lock down. When I did have some to spare, I very gladly spent it on playing D&D with friends, something that has become a lifeline for me.

I haven’t been writing, but I’ve been oh so creative in so many other ways. Ways that kept me sane and my kids happy.

And I think that’s worth a few blank pages.