all for reading my work

Below is a long blog post about 2017, but I wanted to take the time this week to thank you all for reading my work. It’s been such an exciting year and it would not have happened without your support! For those of you who don’t know me in real life or on social media (how can that be possible?), here are some highlights from 2017: January – I launched The Tide Mill, which was named one of Oprah Magazine‘s best books for summer 2018. This book has become the foundation for everything else I write; I love what I do so much more when there’s a common thread connecting each project. As part of launching The Tide Mill, I spoke at several book festivals including Florida Literary Festival, Book Expo America, Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance Conference and Texas Library Association Conference. In addition, my essay “A Good Day” appeared as part of a limited-edition chapbook distributed by Scribner Press during the Miami International Film Festival. Click here if you want to read. And while speaking with librarians and teachers, I realized how much I missed teaching—so now I teach creative writing classes online through Skillshare, where you can sign up free. Plus I wrote four other novels (!) over the course of last winter/spring. February – My short story “The Ragged Edge of Night,” published by Electric Literature, was featured in their Recommended Reading series alongside stories by Roxane Gay & Sherman Alexie. That same month, my poem “I Am Not Your American Dream” won first place in the Red Hen Poetry Prize Contest sponsored by Barn Owl Review and judged by poet Nicole Rollender. Also in February, I had the pleasure of moderating three panels at AWP Annual Conference in Washington DC along with authors Leesa Cross-Smith and Kiese Laymon. Oh…and I also moved back home after five years away, started working fulltime again doing developmental editing under my business name The Story Wizard, and got engaged!! What did we ever do before February?? March – After publishing “Love is a Long Road,” I received an email invitation to join the board of directors for The Writers Circle Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit organization focused on supporting literary arts programs across South Carolina. So many people think writers just sit around alone, eating bon bons, but they couldn’t be farther off base. We need community too! To celebrate spring, I coached two different groups of kids through our Young Authors Program at the Spartanburg County Public Library, then attended National Council of Teachers of English Convention in Los Angeles. At the conference, I participated in an informational interview with Kristen Haddox of Below is a long blog post about 10 years of software development. I wrote it for my own benefit as well, so that in the future when someone asks me what did we do during all those years at Innopplabs and how come our product is still alive today (and kicking), then I can just point them to this article or send them here. The reason why I wrote such an extensive piece was because there are many important lessons learned from all these experiences which will be useful for any startup going through similar challenges. So hopefully they won’t have to go down the same path as us. Or maybe some of you might find yourselves in one of the situations described below? Who knows… If so, feel free to use it like anyone else: learn from other people’s mistakes! Here goes nothing… Enjoy reading :) Below is a long blog post about 3.5 years of experience on the job market as an academic and how to prepare for your PhD or early career in academia I will try not to give too many personal details but I am happy to answer questions (or at least link people with similar experiences). 10% – Luck/circumstances The main reason why I ended up doing what I did was because my supervisor died, so I had to finish my thesis myself. That’s pure bad luck which has nothing to do with me personally. Also it happened that I could find a research assistant position after finishing my master degree, and then another one during my first year as doctoral student. So when it came time to apply for jobs, I already have some publications under my belt. This helped me immensely compared to those who only applied without any publication record yet. Furthermore, although nobody likes rejections, receiving them from places you don’t even want to work at helps later since they can be used against other applications by showing that applicants were willing to go anywhere if given a chance. If you are young and looking out for options, you should definitely travel around and present papers at conferences just to get this kind of feedback. It may sound like hell today, but it will pay off in future interviews. For example, I remember getting rejected three times before finally landing an interview offer…and eventually got the job! 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Even though having no published works also makes things harder nowadays due to competition among others being higher than ever before—at least here within Europe & North America—it still pays off much better over time once again because most likely there won’t always exist opportunities available everywhere else either anymore either way.. But anyway let us assume everything goes smoothly starting right away instead: Here comes part #2 then…😉 70% – Networking When applying for jobs, it really matters whether somebody knows someone working elsewhere whom might know something relevant about hiring practices etcetera within certain institutions themselves specifically related towards our field(s)? There certainly seems like lots going around online these days regarding such information sharing through social media channels including Facebook groups dedicated solely toward finding new positions worldwide every single day possible! However,, even without accessibility via digital means sometimes physical connections prove equally valuable depending upon individual circumstances involved overall.;) Aside from simply reaching out directly contacted individuals however perhaps best option would seem like attending events hosted local universities alumni associations etceteras since many professionals currently employed industry typically attend such gatherings seeking fresh talent eager learn more advanced techniques improve skills needed compete successfully whatever Below is a long blog post about 30+ things I’ve learned in the last few years.

1. You can achieve anything you set your mind to, but it won’t be easy and will take time. In fact, most of what we call “success” takes much longer than anyone thinks or expects when they start out - and that includes me! For example: When I was younger I wanted to play basketball for my school team. My coach didn’t believe that girls could do this so he told us all not only couldn’t we try-out; there would also never even BE any opportunities available because our gender meant nothing mattered anyway (he later apologized). And yet here are some highlights from just one season where everything changed after many months: Our first game against another local highschool resulted in an amazing win by scoreboard numbers alone—but more importantly how did each girl feel afterwards? Were they happy with themselves? How confident were their faces afterward compared beforehand?? Well those answers may surprise u… The point being don’t give up until U reach ur goal cause its worth every second spent getting better at whatever skill/talent life throws Ur way :)
2. There isn’t always going to someone else who knows exactly what YOU need right now–even if they say otherwise(I mean unless ur looking into having kids which would make sense), sometimes people aren’t ready either physically emotionally spiritually financially etcetera.. But remember no one has ALL THE ANSWERS!!!!! So keep asking questions until something clicks within yourself then go forth without hesitation knowing full well these wise words ring true…“Everyone gets lost along the path.” No shame allowed ;) Note: If someone tells you that certain beliefs are wrong while others must follow them blindly despite evidence proving otherwise –run away fast as possible without looking back cuz dat person probably hates freedom & liberty more than u ever imagined!!*
3. Your past does NOT define you, and nobody should let anybody tell them differently. We have all made mistakes throughout our lives, but we cannot continue living under the shadow of regrets for doing bad stuff once upon a time (or several times over)! Accept responsibility for choices like everyone needs too make decisions during tough moments whether good bad neutral ugly beautiful peaceful angry scared sad ecstatic elated confused bewildered frustrating exhilaration joyous grief sorrow rage anger fury hatred despair resignation indifference disappointment disgust contempt disdain loathing revulsion distaste repugnance abhorrence detestation despisal reprobate vilification shunning excommunication expatriation ostracism banishment condemning denouncing damned eternal unrepentant wicked immoral sinful culpable guilty liability accountable responsible punishable subject discipline penalty Below is a long blog post about 10 reasons to take your child out of school. I don’t want you to read it and feel guilty if you are already homeschooling or will do so in the future (or even when the time comes for that decision). I want this as information only, so we can be prepared with what might come our way…and maybe have some responses ready!