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Big Announcement: Author School Visits, Writing Workshops & Markets in 2026!
Squeezing in my writing around schoolwork has been a challenge and a conflict of interest has really stopped me from getting out there and working in schools as an author. After many years as a classroom teacher, I’m thrilled to share that I’ll be stepping into a new chapter in from July in 2026, I’ll be taking a professional hiatus from teaching to fully explore life as an author, creative, and workshop facilitator. I'll be an author visiting schools in 2026! Yay! (Visualis
jaybirdauthor
Oct 162 min read


Slowing Down (a little): Aging, Productivity, and Letting Go of the Rush
I sit like this a lot lately. Not working - intending on it - thinking about it. The furious pace has left me. Noticing the Shift I’ve...
jaybirdauthor
Oct 83 min read


Learning to Take Myself Seriously (fighting creative self-doubt)
This blog post is a bit of self-therapy. I’m laying bare a part of myself that’s been quietly running the show for a long time: the voice...
jaybirdauthor
Sep 103 min read


"Hey... Is That Character Me?” – The Secret Lives of Fictional People
Let’s get one thing out of the way: any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. This is the sacred...
jaybirdauthor
Aug 262 min read
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