Coming Back to the Page

Writing has always been a part of me.

Since middle school.
Back when it was just words on paper and imagination without pressure.

When I started 2025, I told myself, I’m going to be a published author.

That was the goal.

But I didn’t have a plan.
I didn’t fully understand what that meant.
I just knew I was ready to begin.

Somewhere in the middle of that year, everything shifted.

What started as self-publishing one book…
turned into something much bigger.

By August, I stepped away from actively writing chapters.

Not because I stopped.
But because I needed to focus on everything required to bring a book into the world.

And in that space… something unexpected happened.

I didn’t stop writing.

I expanded it.

• I outlined 8 books

• Built character histories

• Created crossover timelines

• Designed businesses and economic structures

• Started shaping an entire universe

I went from telling one story…
to holding many at once.

And at the same time, life didn’t pause.

I was still:

• working

• raising kids

• showing up for school and sports

• living my life in real time

It wasn’t separate.

It was all happening together.

And honestly… I loved it.

There was something freeing about building beyond just one book.
About letting creativity move without forcing output.

Now it’s 2026.

And I find myself coming back to the page.

Not as the same writer I was before.

But as someone who understands what she’s holding.

I’m reconnecting with the characters who built the Daughters of Violence Universe.

The ones who stayed with me…
even when I wasn’t writing full chapters.

Because the truth is: Writing has never been one-directional for me.

Even when I’m not drafting…

I’m still writing.

What I had to face was the guilt.

The delay of Gone Bad.

The quiet voice that said I should be further along.
Moving faster.
Keeping up.

But that wasn’t mine.

That was the expectation.

And I don’t build inside someone else’s timeline.

What I’m building has weight.

It requires depth.
Clarity.
Space to breathe.

My vision for 2026 is simple:

• Continue writing my books

• Publish my perfectly imperfect ebooks

• And work toward my 10th book as the first print release

Not rushed.

Not forced.

Just built with intention.

I even changed my office.

Not just for function… But for creativity.

For beauty.

For a space that supports the way I think, feel, and write now.

This season isn’t about proving anything.

It’s about returning.

To the page.
To the characters.
To the work.

In a way that actually fits the life I’m living.

Writing didn’t leave me.

It just asked me to grow into something bigger.

And now…

I’m ready to meet it there.

✍🏻 AM — Grounded in raw. Real. Grit. Healing.