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Began a digital compendium of my collected notes on Buddhism, gathered quotes, journal and poetry entries, and miscellaneous religious studies. It’s going to be divined in the same vein as “Some of the Dharma” by my beloved beatnik Jack Kerouac. That novel is a recent favorite of mine and has inspired and influenced me incomparably. My “Womb of Buddhism” compendium will someday be published far into the future~

The most beautiful journal i’ve ever purchased, with tuck spots, pockets, and other ephemera for writing on. By loufroufrou on etsy

Tallied it up and I have 24 regularly referenced journals, 40+ journals total, 12 physical and digital archives, and 26 different medium art supplies. I don’t even want to get started on how many work-in-progress projects I have. (Just ADHD things) On top of that I have 7 books I have already published. And yes, I have a study/studio dedicated to it all. Can you tell im a creative-obsessive and devout artist and writer? I’m only a hoarder of art supplies and vintage things I swear. My house is nowhere near as overwhelming as my study… thank god.

Began a new journal, feat a collage I did~ “I am sprouting out of the gravesite of suffering, I sacrifice the greatest taboo for the comfort of domestication. I am no longer the woman I once was, though I pay tribute to her memory.”

Sorting out my collection of 200 poems that i’ve written over a span of 5 years, all divided by genre and arranged to flow into one another.

Collage of my WIP novel’s main character because I adore him

I’ve finally come to the decision that I will only be self-publishing. As far as I have witnessed and heard, trad-publishing is an extremely picky, clique-ish and gatekeeping industry that wants to follow a “formula” for the books they choose instead of taking on risks with potential new classics. I’ve seen and heard horror stories. I want my book-children’s fate to be in my hands, and I dont want to bend to the market and what people think will sell. It will be a hard move, but nowhere near as hard as continuously dealing with rejections that talk about my books marketability vs its soul. (Yes, i’m bitter.)

My creative ecosystem vision board! It captures a few of my passions I want to continue exploring; junk journaling, fashion and web design, reading, buddhism, and sewing.

being on social media is like scrolling through a wasteland of ego, conflict and projection, and rarely, every now and then you receive a piece of wisdom and kindness. it makes it so clear how that is effecting the masses mentally

Probably my favorite recent journal spread 💝

The way I customized my scrivener is super cool. Not sure if i’m going to be using this program yet but its fun to play around with! Writing & location names are blurred for secrecy <3

An excerpt from the current novel i’m writing, which I just reached 50,000 words in! It’s a countercultural fiction novel about an artistic revolution.

In honor of almost reaching 50,000 words in my adventure novel about a literary revolution, I made a moodboard 🌿

Writing ideas in my novel notebook~

Never give up on your work, because you are one of those rare people that are brave enough to be different. Your work will inevitably make an impact once it gets in the hands of the right people, but for that to happen, you cant give up. Fight for your creations, fight for your characters to see the light of day, and tell their stories because they deserve to be told. You have the opportunity to change the lives of your readers, but only if you do everything you can to get your work in front of people. Search every nook and cranny for your niche group. Your perfect audience is out there, craving work that is just like yours, but struggling to find it. Make it easy for them. Employ SEO, post blog posts, market on every platform, network with other creatives, collaborate, advertise in local settings, pay for advertising, commune with fellow lovers of your most influential authors, support others, and tell everybody about your work. But most of all, don’t stop creating, and don’t stop trying. Nothing will become of your opus magnums if you don’t devote yourself to them.

I think with my most recently finished fiction novel you have to be a lover of classics to truly understand/appreciate it, given how anachronistic the prose and dialogue is. The characters all seem straight out of another century, yet exist in the modern day. I almost strictly read 20th century and 19th century fiction, and that is veryyy prevalent within my prose.

I save every kind comment that I get on substack and from those who support my writing, in my journal— so if you ever wonder if your comments impact people, just know that they do.