girlyengineJul 2, 20213 min6-month Meditation MilestoneToday marks my six-month milestone of meditating for at least 10 minutes a day. When I began meditation in December 2020, I had no idea...
girlyengineMay 27, 20215 minSurvival Tips!Dear Readers, A colleague of mine often sends their writing students to ask me various things about writing and the business of being an...
girlyengineMay 20, 20211 minUpdate!Dear Readers, I've been wanting to write an update for so long, but I simply found the break from social media and blogging essential to...
girlyengineJun 4, 20201 minEIDOLON: NEW DATEDear Readers, I hope this finds you well. Just a short note to let you all know that, due to the coronavirus pandemic and how it's...
girlyengineMay 19, 20203 minWriting Every Day? I want to preface this with the usual disclaimer that all writing advice is wrong. For every piece of advice I've ever heard (start with...
girlyengineApr 8, 20204 minDealing with Dread: A Buddhism/Nihilism PerspectiveTW: death and associated themes As a person who lives with a healthy dose of existential dread all the time, the despair, misery,...
girlyengineMar 22, 20201 minUpdated Schedule: 2020Dear Readers, I hope this message finds you well! My apologies for any confusion (as my RavenCon schedule went out a few days ago)....
girlyengineMar 12, 20203 minReclaiming the L WordRecently there was a post on AfterEllen about the importance of the word lesbian, and I was surprised to find that it mirrored many of...
girlyengineFeb 29, 20201 min February Roundup: How to get PublishedDear Readers, Welcome to the monthly roundups! At the end of every month, I'll be tackling a more evergreen question about writing,...
girlyengineFeb 13, 20202 minFree Chapters!Dark Fae. Romance. Evil Plots. High school. Our heroines could be in for the greatest adventure ever. If only they could decide whether...
girlyengineJan 29, 20202 minArisia 2020 RecapHeyla Readers, I want to first thank everyone who came out to see me in Boston at Arisia 2020! Overall, I had the best con experience...
girlyengineJan 15, 20201 minGIE's ARISIA 2020 ScheduleDear Readers, I'm very excited to be a panelist and guest author at Arisia 2020 at the Westin Waterfront Hotel in Boston, MA from January...
girlyengineJan 8, 20202 min2020: New Year Roundup!Heyla, Readers, and Happy New Year! I couldn't be more excited for 2020, and I can't wait to tell you everything I have in store! First...
girlyengineDec 15, 20191 minHOLIDAY HIATUS!Dear Readers, I'm going on holiday hiatus from now until January 2, 2020, but before I do, I want to thank each and every one of you for...
GirlyEngine (GIE)Dec 12, 20191 minNEMESIS: Now in Paperback!Dear Readers, If you're like me, you love your e-reader, but nothing is quite like having the real, physical book in your hot little...
GirlyEngine (GIE)Dec 6, 20193 minGIE Revs and Recs: Frozen 2Hello Readers, If you know anything about me at all, you probably know I'm a Frozen fan. With Elsa being such an important figure for the...
GirlyEngine (GIE)Nov 20, 20191 minMORIBUND: Amazon Best Seller!It's official! CIRCUIT FAE: MORIBUND is an Amazon Best Seller! I feel honored to be on the lists with such amazing reads as CRIER'S WAR...
girlyengineNov 14, 20192 minJoywriting: Navigating the Writing LifeHey Reader, Thanks for dropping in to catch up! It's been a whirlwind year so far. CIRCUIT FAE: REKINDLED and CIRCUIT FAE 4: NEMESIS...
GirlyEngine (GIE)Nov 7, 20192 minGIE Reads & RecsDear Readers, I'm happy to report that October broke me out of my reading slump. There were just too many amazing releases. I'm still...
GirlyEngine (GIE)Oct 31, 20191 minNaNoWriMo Roundup!It's that time again! Halloween approaches, and just around the corner is National Novel Writing Month or NaNoWriMo! Whether you're...