I once had a discussion with an acquaintance over how much sleep a person needs. He was convinced that only “lazy” people get the recommended eight hours or more of sleep. His argument…. Imagine how much more one could accomplish in their day if they shaved even an hour of sleep off of their schedule? […]
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Gratitude
I am starting out by saying I am not writing this post looking for fame or pats on the back. I write this because I feel led to write this. A year ago, I made the decision to quit a job I was floundering in. A year ago, I had interviewed and accepted a position […]
Winter
I live in a small city just outside Des Moines in Iowa. Winter has finally struck here. It’s cold. Yesterday there was a high of 16 degrees Fahrenheit with a wind chill of -14. I didn’t leave my dwelling, for it was too cold to do so (and I was recovering from my first work […]
Write Your Own Story
I recently was asked by a good friend why I often use the hash tag #writeyourownstory on my various social media posts. It started out as just a simple phrase that I typed into one of my novels in a moment of inspiration. I didn’t plan it out, I just wrote the words and they […]
NaNoWriMo2021 Update
It’s already almost halfway through November and what a wild ride this has been already! I wanted to give my wonderful readers an update on my National Novel Writing Month 2021 challenge. I have been faithfully writing every single day this month thus far (sometimes more than once a day too!) and have hit over […]
Rainy Days and Mondays Don’t Always Get Me Down
Forrest Gump AND the Carpenters in one post???? Who would have thunk? đ
Fall in Iowa
Fall is such a beautiful time in Iowa. The way that the entire landscape seems to shift from the vibrant hues of greens from the summer to the muted shades of autumn just amazes me. One week, leaves and grasses are bright green, alive and vigorous. The next week they seem more subdued in various […]
Halloween Town: Cemetery Hill
I love decorating for the holidays. I always have. Every year, I put up several villages atop one of our bookcases. One of those villages is a âHalloween Townâ that I started several years ago and add to every single year. This year, while putting out the village, I thought âWhy not tell the stories […]
Halloween Town: The Back Valley
I love decorating for the holidays. I always have. Every year, I put up several villages atop one of our bookcases. One of those villages is a âHalloween Townâ that I started several years ago and add to every single year. This year, while putting out the village, I thought âWhy not tell the stories […]
Dealing with Doubts
Occasionally, I have one of those days where it seems I can’t shake a fog. I suffer, quite often, from self doubt. I fight off the feelings that I am not good enough. I fight off feelings that I can’t do anything right. I fight, sometimes unsuccessfully, with feelings that no one cares what I […]
K. S. Wood Writes 