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Honesty and Truth
This was the year for honesty for me. Being honest not only with how I portray myself, but also honest with myself. I’m in this weird place. Where I want to say so much, but I can’t for reasons I can’t even explain. Because of that I feel like I am not being honest. But sometimes truths take their time. Now is not the time to speak, but to listen. So I stand and I listen. For me, that is what this picture represents. Me caught in the wind, tangled up in emotions. But silent. I’m here to listen. I wrote this and I thought how…
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All You Can Do Is Try
I got my first photo submission rejection today! I know it seems like *maybe* I should be upset. And really I thought I probably would be. I mean when I got my first literary rejections IT HURT SO BAD. I drank so much wine. And cried a little. But today when I saw the email appear on my phone and I read it, no tears came. I was proud of myself. For trying. I was more nervous about submitting than I was getting the rejection email. Sometimes I think hitting send is harder than seeing the results. I told the hubs I think the hundreds (yes, hundreds) of literary rejections…
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Sometimes Putting Yourself Out There is Effing Scary
So I did some photos this year, that I haven’t posted on social media. I was really trying to put myself out there and submit to galleries/contests/calls for entry. I honestly think I was almost as terrified as when I first sent queries for my novel as I was submitting just three photos. Sometimes I don’t think I am an artist. It’s in my bio. I may call myself that, but I feel like a major imposter. To me artists are these artsy people who speak in metaphors – and for an author, I really suck at metaphors (or maybe I just think I suck at them. Idk.). Maybe my…
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Hello, it’s been awhile…
So it’s been awhile. I’m sorry about that. But the last half of 2018 was pretty scary for me. Pretty damn scary. This is a personal post, and things are about to get personal, so if you don’t like to read this kinda stuff, then I would probably skip this read. It all started on a late July afternoon. My husband, Cody, was out of town. I was catching up some editing. Had just got my hair done (my fav, blue and purple). I went to bed fairly early, tired from they busy day and work that morning. I awoke in the middle of the night in what I…
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Music and Lyrics – Collaboration with Meredith Sanders
Editing can be overwhelming – and editing two books at once, while working a full time job really overwhelmed me this spring. I decided in June I needed a break from editing, and made goals to push myself creatively in other ways and return to editing in July. One of the first things I did was plan shoots to do mid-month with my sister and my cousin (will post about those later, I promise). The second thing I did was turn to a different type of writing – poetry. I’ve been reading a lot more poetry collections lately, and I wanted visit that type of artful writing to dive deeper into my personal emotions and…
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Robert & Melanie – Pointblank, Texas Wedding
I had the honor of photographing my Aunt Melanie’s (who I lovingly refer to as Tante) wedding in 2017 to Robert. The day was so relaxed and filled with love, family, and music! I know people talk about having a perfect day for their wedding, but really this day was perfect. The weather was just right, the lighting was ahhmazing, and Melanie could not stop smiling. Something I’ve noticed over the years when she talked about Robert – he made her smile and glow. Just another reason we are so excited to have him join our family! Here are some of my favorites from their special day!
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My Family – MommaMilly’s 84th Birthday
It has been a hectic year…a hectic busy year. One that involved losing a dear member of my family – my Uncle Buddy Gregg, and Cody and I moving three hours away to a new city – both starting brand new jobs. I’ll say it again – hectic. But during that time, we celebrated my sweet grandmother, MommaMilly’s, 84th birthday out at her lovely home. I feel terrible about posting these so late, but I absolutely loved looking over them and remembering that day. Miss you fam – and I will see you all soon! : ] A lot of these in black and white, sorry – it makes me…
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My Writing World Status: Insecurities, the Submission Process and Too Much Ice Cream…
So I thought I would do a post to catch you up on where I am in the submission process – how I am feeling about it all…and answer the question I get asked often now – when is your book getting published? My last round of submissions went out earlier this week (minus a few folks, whom she still has out other submissions by other authors with and they can only submit one at a time to editors). Quick recap – Late summer/early fall of last year, I signed with my Literary Agent, Rebecca Angus at Golden Wheat Literary (read about that here). We revised my first novel, The…
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Looking back on 2015…and looking forward to 2016!
2015 is over… It feels like it just started… I had just begun my new job as a Contract Specialist, I had made the choice to remove my photography advertisement from The Knot.com so I could focus on my writing, I was two months into my query process for my first novel and almost finished completing my second novel. I had a busy schedule. I have a busy schedule. Writing is hard, but it is thrilling to create something. Carving time out of my life for it proved to be hectic at times, but when you love something, you find the time. I work Monday-Friday at an 8-5 desk job,…
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Goodbye to 2014 – Hello 2015!
Well, it’s officially a new year! Seems a little crazy – 2014 flew by! I made lots of goals for SPP and myself last year, and it is time again to make some new goals! Sharing them with you will keep me accountable and moving forward. These include some personal and business goals. SPP is growing and I want to include all aspects of my life with these goals – and possibly even combine them! :] I am a little late posting this, getting over pneumonia, but I am back to myself and ready to share this with you all! * GOAL: Every THREE months I will produce a set…
