Why I Got My Rights Back, Part 2: Burned Out

February 5, 2024February 12, 2024 ~ Erin Fulmer ~ 7 Comments

When I signed with City Owl Press, I had a dream of making a career for myself as a traditionally published author. After my botched second book release, I let that dream fade away. “City Owl Depressed” I had serious nerves before posting the first part of this story last week. Part of those nerves … Continue reading Why I Got My Rights Back, Part 2: Burned Out

Feeds Don’t Nourish Me: Social Media and Creativity

October 27, 2022October 26, 2022 ~ Erin Fulmer ~ 5 Comments

Social media is overrated for creators. There, I said it. Surprised to hear this from me? I am too, a bit. I spent the last year or so learning how to use social media to promote my books, even sharing a few how-to posts here. Lately, though, I’ve done a lot of reflection on my … Continue reading Feeds Don’t Nourish Me: Social Media and Creativity

Writers, We Need to Talk About Creative Burnout

October 10, 2022October 5, 2022 ~ Erin Fulmer ~ 5 Comments

This summer, I burned out. I touched on this in my post last week with a few brief paragraphs about why I'd disappeared from most of my online platforms. Part of me wanted to leave it at that, but even as I kept my personal update short, I knew I had more to say. After … Continue reading Writers, We Need to Talk About Creative Burnout

Make Creative Space: Shifting Gears to Slow My Roll

July 18, 2022 ~ Erin Fulmer ~ 3 Comments

Hi, my name is Erin, and I'm bad at taking breaks. Notoriously bad at it. I am anything but a role model for self-care, no matter how many posts I write about it, trying to convince myself otherwise. Exhibit 1: I am about to write a blog post about how I'm giving myself a break … Continue reading Make Creative Space: Shifting Gears to Slow My Roll

When Writing for Joy Doesn’t Cut It, Rage Is All I Have

May 9, 2022May 9, 2022 ~ Erin Fulmer ~ 9 Comments

For the first time this year, five months into my weekly blogging project, I find I have nothing to say that feels worth saying. Not about writing, anyway. Be warned: it's about to get dark in here. It didn’t help that this week slammed me with a migraine that didn’t respond to meds and from … Continue reading When Writing for Joy Doesn’t Cut It, Rage Is All I Have

Growth Is a Spiral: Repetition and Return in Practice

April 25, 2022April 25, 2022 ~ Erin Fulmer ~ 4 Comments

The more things stay the same, the more they change. What? No, I didn't accidentally write that backwards. Because the thing about growth, about learning, is that it doesn’t travel in a straight line. It often doesn’t feel like growth in the moment. It often feels circular, like repetition, like return. It can feel like … Continue reading Growth Is a Spiral: Repetition and Return in Practice

Relearning My Mind: ADHD and My Writing Journey

March 14, 2022March 14, 2022 ~ Erin Fulmer ~ 7 Comments

Welcome to my brain circus! It’s Disability Awareness Month, and I’m a writer with Attention Deficit Disorder. That makes this as good a time as any to share my experience of learning late in life that I'm neurodivergent, how my diagnosis has shifted my self-image, and how adjusting my brain chemicals has brought new ease … Continue reading Relearning My Mind: ADHD and My Writing Journey

Time in the Belly: Imbolc Season and Creative Waiting

January 31, 2022January 31, 2022 ~ Erin Fulmer ~ 3 Comments

I've been thinking about time a lot lately. In part, this is because I've been editing a book that centers around a time loop. I also had my birthday this week, which has me reflecting on how time pushes us forward whether we like it or not. In my fourth decade on this earth, the … Continue reading Time in the Belly: Imbolc Season and Creative Waiting

The Year of Showing Up: Setting My Intentions for 2022

January 3, 2022January 3, 2022 ~ Erin Fulmer ~ 9 Comments

Happy New Year, dear readers, and welcome to my first blog post of 2022! As one of my goals for the New Year, you should expect to see more regular posts from me. My "writing about writing" has been especially rewarding over the last few months, in large part because of readers who have reached … Continue reading The Year of Showing Up: Setting My Intentions for 2022

Life Outside the Comfort Zone: Five Debut Year Lessons

December 13, 2021December 12, 2021 ~ Erin Fulmer ~ 8 Comments

Fair warning: I am a big year-in-reviewer. I love December's energy of reflection and processing. I spend time each holiday season curating a playlist to commemorate the past twelve months and I am an absolute sucker for retrospective journaling and blogging. New Year's is probably my favorite holiday. It's a whole thing. As part of … Continue reading Life Outside the Comfort Zone: Five Debut Year Lessons