I Probably Won’t Come, But Please Invite Me Anyway
Baby showers and other child-focused events can be painful for pregnancy loss parents. An invitation helps us feel wanted, even if we can’t attend.
Infertility is Like Waiting In Line and Watching Everyone Cut In Front of You
I’ve been waiting for motherhood for nearly four years. I’m still waiting to be part of that club. It’s not an easy wait.
How to Let a Loss-Mama Know That You Remember Her Child
It’s the little things like this that let a loss-mama know you remember their child, and that you still recognize her for what she is—a mother.
Is This the Year I Become a Mother?
When you’ve experienced pregnancy loss or infertility, this is the question that rings in your head at the beginning of every new year.
It's Okay to Say "No" to Event Invites That Will Hurt Too Much After Pregnancy Loss
Events like baby showers, first and second birthdays, and holiday parties with families of little ones can be really painful for people who have experienced pregnancy loss.
What due dates are like after a pregnancy loss
Just because a pregnancy didn’t make it to its due date, that doesn’t mean the due date isn’t still a significant day to the person who was pregnant.
How you grieve your pregnancy loss is a personal thing
It’s often said that every pregnancy is different. In the same way, every pregnancy loss is different. How do you grieve for a person that you never met? A person who doesn’t have a birthday? A person who doesn’t have a name?
One Year Later: My Stillbirth Story
This day last year was the first of the two worst days of my life. It’s been a year and I thought it might be healing for me and helpful for others to hear my story. Many women share their birth stories. Mine however, is a stillbirth story. It’s a birth story without the happy ending.
July is Bereaved Parents Month | Here are 3 ways you can support the grieving parents in your life
Child loss is a horrible experience. It can happen at any age. From during pregnancy to when a child becomes an adult, parents will always grieve the death of their child. Here are some simple ways you can support bereaved parents in your life.
Will I Ever Get To Be a Mother? – The extra pain of pregnancy loss without other living children
Every time a person loses a pregnancy, she loses that child. And when she doesn’t have any living children, she also loses the dream of being a mother.
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![It's nap time and you know what that means: time for mama to write/edit.
I was in a video call last night with a bunch of other book coaches and book coaches in training and a question was asked: how do you make time in your life to do your coursework and professional development?
My answer: my daughter's nap time is my time. It is my reading, writing, and editing time. It doesn't matter if there is housework to do. That work doesn't get done while she's napping. When she naps, I get to do my thing.
So today I'm attempting to write three different versions of the closing scene to my WIP. This timed exercise is to give myself a better idea of what I'm going to be writing to when I start the new draft of this book. It's also to help me figure out if the ending I have in mind is actually the right ending.
I have 1.5 hours. Wish me luck!
[ID: a white hand holds a cup with a straw beside a laptop that has a sticker of flowers growing out of a book. A grey couch and a grey and white rug are in the background. End of description.]
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![All the books I'm currently reading. 😆
Two romances and a craft book. And to be totally honest, they are all fun and all of them are teaching me about writing and editing and coaching.
This week, I'm also working my way through a big ol' revision plan of my 2019 NaNoWriMo novel. To make this plan I'm going right back to the beginning and thinking about what exactly I want this book to be, why I'm writing it, and what it's actually about. This afternoon, I'm attempting to map out the story—what actually happens, what needs to happen and why. This is also exactly the work I will be asking my book coach clients to do.
What are you reading? How many books do you usually read at a time?
[ID: two paperback books and an eReader stacked on a wood table. There is a grey cup with a straw beside the books and a Christmas tree and wrapped gifts in the background. End of description.]
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![I'm attempting to sneak in a cup of tea and a few more pages of this little book while the kiddo plays.
I've read this book before, but as I'm jumping into a season of revision I wanted to remind myself of the fantastic beat structure Gwen offers here.
If you write kissing books, I highly recommend this resource. It's less than 80 pages and packed with humour and writing tips and a really easy to understand beat structure that's also super flexible.
[ID: a white and red book (Romancing the Best by Gwen Hayes) sits next to a red and white mug on a wood coffee table]
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