As my hiatus continues, I've been reading and writing probably triple the amount that I've done in the past year. I'm reading books that have been on my shelf for years and experiencing the bliss of 'timing' when taking in their stories. Some books I'd started reading previously but couldn't get into them. Now, I'm diving… Continue reading The Gift of Revision Blitz
Category: On Writing
Poem
I wrote this as an introductory poem in my new collection of poetry. I wrote it months ago. Before I felt a need for hiatus. Before I got so tired. Before I was more in pieces than together. I'm proud of myself for writing it. I have to work on this - feeling good about… Continue reading Poem
Hiatus
HIATUS Because... I need some time. Alone. To stop. To reflect. To write. To finish things I've started. To release things I cannot finish. To welcome new dreams. To figure out...how to rise from this place of 'I Don't Know'. My mantra...one of many, but this one speaks so loudly: I look to my past… Continue reading Hiatus
VANESSA SHIELDS 