Have you heard of the highly sensitive person? A highly sensitive person, or HSP, picks up sensory info—like smells, sounds, and flavors—before non-sensitives can. That’s because HSPs have a finely tuned nervous system. The difference is a biological one, according to psychologists Dr. Carl Jung and Dr. Elaine Aron. So HSPs are born with the trait. You know that […]
The Worst Ginger Tea Recipe You’ll Ever Read (But The Taste Is Worth It)
If you’re a writer, you like hot drinks. If you’re a writer and you don’t like hot drinks, get out. You’re ruining my statistics. Okay, fine. You can stay. But only because you’re a writer. And only because this ginger tea honey bomb has me all cuddly and forgiving. You need a hot drink recipe. I want […]
The 5 Best Fantasy Fiction Series of All Time (By Someone Who Hates Fantasy Fiction)
“I hate musicals,” I told him. We were chopping veggies for a roast, the husband and I. He gave me a sidelong look that said I was probably too dumb to be wielding a kitchen knife. “What?” I said. “I do.” “Fine, name some of your favorite movies.” “Ok,” I said. I have a lot […]
How a Broke College Student Saw Europe
I don’t usually take risks like this. Sleep on a stranger’s couch? In a foreign country? Forget about it. I’m usually the one warning friends not to meet people online. There are weirdos out there, you know. And never would I ever go home with a stranger. Yet there I was, scrolling through profiles online. […]
The Art of Brevity: 5 Powerful Techniques to Cut the Fluff from Your Fiction
You’ve been there. After a long day, you’re ready to sink so deep into a novel that the day’s stresses seem to belong to someone else, to some other life. For a moment, the words on the page disappear and play instead like a movie in your mind. But something happens. You’re torn from the […]