Previously on Shirscribe I began giving an update to my self-publishing journey. This is part two, you can read part one by scrolling down to the prior entry. I think I may have lost my Titanic correlating point. Dratted! Let’s…
My Self-Publishing Journey & More: Murphy’s Law & The Titanic
As I’ve mentioned before, part of the reason I embarked upon this self-publishing journey was because I hate rejection and therefore a major part of my reasoning was to avoid rejection, moreover, to place my fate in my own hands….
One Last Post…For 2022, Of Course
I’ve been watching YouTube vlogs and Instagram posts of people recapping their year. With less than an hour and a half left before 2023 steps on the scene, I thought I too will reflect on this past year. Not gonna…
‘Batgirl’ a Show Business Casualty: Why I feel for the creatives, but ultimately agree with scrapping it
I am just so fascinated with this “Batgirl” story that I’m eating up every article I can get my hands on like – well, what better metaphor can I use than popcorn? In case you’re not up to speed on…
The Beauty of Failure
This is not the post I intended it to be. I planned on this being my inaugural interview post. You know, like I promised here all the way back in October. Man, I can’t believe it was that long ago….
Influential Journalism: Katie Couric’s Interview with Sarah Palin
So if you read last week’s entry, you’ll know that it was my dream to work at MTV. Specifically, I wanted to cover the 2004 elections for that youth-focused channel. Well, that didn’t happen. I did, however, get an internship…
7 Life Lessons I Learned from Climbing the Culver City Stairs
Last Wednesday I finally got around to completing my free day trip task by going to the Culver City Stairs and actually climbing to the top. Looking back, there were seven life lessons I picked up from that experience, and…
Getting Out The House: My Carlsbad Day Trip & a Lesson on FOMO Part II
One of the most highly anticipated parts of any day-trip for me is the food. Normally my $20 overall budget would limit me to fast food options, but my FOMO coerced me into upping my budget to a sit-down restaurant…
One Lesson I’ve Learned so far from My $20 Day Trips is…
I’m gonna need a bigger budget! It’s funny, when I started these $20 Day Trips, it came from a reasonable place – a responsible place. That, and it was like a cute, fun little challenge to maximize my minimal funds….