Cheating on my Reading List

I’m looking at my reading list right now, wondering if it is going to leave me or demand that it be taken off my website. Sincerely, I wouldn’t blame it. I have strayed so far from my goal of reading a particular kind of literature, that now I find myself in the bushes and trees…

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No matter how your week has gone, even if the speed bumps of life have conspired against your plans, take a little time and refocus. You got this. bwandungi

Every story is the same

I’m trying to be more educated about this path I’ve chosen, learning things I didn’t know about storytelling, and figuring out which things relate to me and which ones don’t. In this research, I came across a concept called Narrative structures, and the idea that ALL stories are basically the same. Narrative structure is the…

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Feed your soul

Surround yourself with creative people who are dedicated to fulfilling their dreams. Then sit back and watch what happens to you. bwandungi

Personal branding for a writer

You’d think I would have this figured out already. I’ve been blogging and writing stories for years, but for some reason I cannot explain, I had not dedicated myself to understanding what a writer’s personal brand is and how it can affect my work. Then, for reasons I’ll have to explain later, I started recording videos…

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Being purposefully audacious

Bold. Dauntless. Audacious. When these characteristics are ascribed to any person, there seems to be an inadvertent societal pressure we feel. Thoughts of our own meekness, fear, caution when it comes to our own dreams can be overwhelming. And sometimes this can result in our participation nay-saying. I’ve always been baffled when I find a…

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It’s a Celebration

It was a marathon getting to the finish line for Friday’s video, but I’m so pleased that it is done and I can share it with you! The internet changed my life. I’ve made friends of the heart with whom I’ve never breathed the same air! And yet I know that if I was in…

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I’m on YouTube now!

  I’m on YouTube! 📽 An author on YouTube is an interesting concept because of our natural tendency to use words instead of moving pictures to tell a story. However, the storyteller inside me is a performer and has been bugging me for a few years to find an outlet. When I was a teenager and young adult,…

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Becoming a better writer

My English teachers in secondary school were shit. The only ones I remember were Mrs. M because she confiscated something from me that she eventually lost, and Mrs. K who didn’t like me and caused some chaos in my life when I was a little older. That is all I remember about my English/English Lit…

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