I’m making a comeback. I wasn’t particularly “here” in the first place. That is to say, I hadn’t exactly “arrived.” But several years ago I embarked on a self-publishing experiment. I published seven of my novels. People read them. It blew my mind. I had readers and readers messaged me and wrote to me. It was quite a rush.

But life happened. I recently wrote in my newsletter about my divorce. I suppose I didn’t really write about it so much as mention its occurrence as an explanation for my disappearance to those who might have wondered. There was the divorce and the archaeological diggings into my past decisions and my entire personality. Who was I? What had gone wrong? It’s a lot to go through, even in the most ideal of circumstances.

Anyhow, there was self-loathing. If you hate yourself, it’s really not the best place to try and create from. Though I do believe I did some good creating. It’s definitely not the best place to try and promote yourself from. I consider the past two years a sort of forced hibernation. The divorce was like moulting season for me. Then I had to figure out who I was with these fresh feathers and how to love myself again.

Still working on it. But I’m ready to jump back in the saddle–write and publish some books. All that to say…I’m making a comeback. And with it, a new website. I always wanted to blog. I couldn’t figure out how to do it consistently. So I’m messing with semantics and calling this a journal instead. Just words, for the most part. If I feel I have to create compelling, Pinterest-worthy graphics with each post, I know I’ll never be consistent. And I figure anyone reading this is here for my words anyway. If I’m wrong, I’m sure someone will let me know.