Happy Ten-Year Anniversary to The Indie Tea!

Happy Ten-Year Anniversary to The Indie Tea!

If you have no idea what The Indie Tea is, it’s a blog that changed my life.  I started it in 2015 with the goal of creating a positive (yet also honest and transparent) space to discuss all the things that came with being an indie author. There was an...
My Office (i.e. the Room I Haven’t Stepped In Since 2023)

My Office (i.e. the Room I Haven’t Stepped In Since 2023)

The last time I sat in this room, it was clean & clear, and I was hooked up to a breast pump machine with tears streaming down my face. Holding a pen in one hand and an ice pack in the other, I attempted to write another scene for my favorite serial.  I...
Flashback Storytime: On a Wednesday (“Hail to Pitt!” + A Pic)

Flashback Storytime: On a Wednesday (“Hail to Pitt!” + A Pic)

If you didn’t know before, The One Week Series is inspired by my time at The University of Pittsburgh. I graduated from there in 2010, and when I look back at that era, I can’t believe it was over a decade ago. Like, how the hell am I 36 years old already? WHOA....