If you look at the data, 2025 was disappointing. But there is so much that the data didn't capture.
Tag: Writing
2024 Year in Review
Now, at the end of another journey around the sun, it’s time to look at the data and validate my feelings. This is my 2024 Year in Review! The seventh data-backed story of my year. Wasn’t 2024 going to be the year I bounced back? Well, I sort of did.
2023 Year in Review
I’ve placed nothing in magazines, but received the best rejections of my life. I’ve published next to nothing on my blog and Substack, but I have more followers on my TikTok account than I ever thought I would have. I’ve also logged the least amount of hours for writing this year than any other year … Continue reading 2023 Year in Review
TikTok Announcement
So I’m on TikTok. https://www.tiktok.com/@longhandhabits/video/7106693912466656554?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7105218216121599534 I post reviews of books about writing, craft, storytelling, and other related topics. Plus, I also post short videos on tips to help you write tighter, tell stories better, and how to improve. I don't claim to know everything--these videos aren't prescriptive--rather, they're meant for viewers to take what is … Continue reading TikTok Announcement
2021 Year in Review
What did I achieve? What did I miss? What went sideways, and what pleasantly surprised me? This is the data-backed story of 2021.
Story Inspiration: Perceiver
I cannot separate the creation of Perceiver from becoming a writer: of growing aware of my place in the world, discovering what I value and fear, and what I need to write.
2019 Year in Review
I was going to post this in January 2020. Then February. Then March. And then the months smeared together when the pandemic erased everything. 2019 was not a great year writing-wise. But you should see it, and I should own it. Lots of things happened this year. My part-time job turned into full-time, with all … Continue reading 2019 Year in Review
2018 Year in Review
This article was originally posted on longhandhabits.com. It’s been a year. Quite a year. I won a local writing competition and received an honorable mention in another. I learned how to be a full time writer and build up knowledge around self-publishing, writing, editing, marketing, and blogging. I restarted my blog and have been keeping … Continue reading 2018 Year in Review