Staying True to Yourself as a Writer + Fall Writing Update

My biggest lesson this fall?

Stay true to yourself.

Stay true to yourself as a writer. As a creator. As a person.

It all reached a tipping point with my participation in the Horror Writer’s Association’s Mentor Program—a great opportunity. Through some self-reflection, and a few subtle nudges, from said Mentor (whose name I will share once the semester is over), I came to some conclusions.

These are a bit “technical” and relate to writing fiction, but at the same time, I realized,...