There is a character I really want to start writing about. I have his whole backstory in my head, and I just love it so much I can barely keep it there any longer. I might have to write his backstory and just keep it on my computer because I just can’t stop thinking about him. However, I have noticed that he is my most tragic character yet. It got me thinking about the characters we tend to get attached to. As writers and story creators, we often put our characters through th

I love coffee. It’s been a love of mine since I was a kid, specifically iced coffee. But I have a problem. Coffee caffeine makes me so jittery that it feels like my soul has been struck by lightning. Okay, so I’m being a little melodramatic. But it’s not fun, and I often get a migraine the next day. My solution? Tea. It has been said that tea caffeine is better for you and doesn’t have quite as bad an impact on your nerves. For me at least, that seems to be true. So, sadly, I

Today is a blustery day. I literally said that to someone and immediately thought of Pooh, because of course I would. But seriously, it's windy and not super warm (so like 64 degrees Ferenhight, because it's Florida) and I am super tired today. Growing up in the Pacific Northwest, I had no idea how tired I was on cloudy days until I moved somewhere where it wasn’t cloudy every day. Thankfully, a friend of mine, with whom I work out weekly, was up for a chill stretch rather th