Writing

Jeida K.

Oct 17, 2020
3 min

Birthing Babies: A Twin Surprise

By now, you may have seen I announced the surprise birth of our baby girl. What you might not know about is I actually birthed twins!

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Jeida K.

Sep 21, 2020
4 min

A Lit Convo with Athena Dixon

Jeida K. Storey interviews Athena Dixon, author of The Incredible Shrinking Woman.

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Jeida K.

Sep 10, 2019
2 min

I Wrote a Book | a #projectHEART update

On Saturday, August 31, 2019 at 7:18am, I finished my first draft of #ProjectHEART. Wow.

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Jeida K.

Sep 10, 2019
3 min

Jeida's Gems 002: On Handling Criticism

Wouldn’t it be perfect if we could create characters, build worlds, frame stories, and then put them into the world without worrying about w

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Jeida K.

Aug 26, 2019
1 min

Jeida's Gems 001: On Writer's Block

Writers everywhere face writer's block (whether you believe it exists or not) from time to time. I tend to call it a case of the silent...

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Jeida K.

Aug 21, 2019
1 min

A holy moment | a #ProjectHEART update

Tonight. It happened. An ordinary writing session turned into an extraordinary moment. I’ve been working on a particularly difficult...

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Jeida K.

Aug 14, 2019
3 min

So, Where Is the Book, Sis?

I heard a record scratch in my mind when my mentor said, “I think you should consider traditional publishing.” I plopped on the floor in...

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Jeida K.

Aug 6, 2019
2 min

In Memory of Our Queen | Toni Morrison

The tears have stopped flowing long enough for me to express full thoughts about the passing of Ms. Toni Morrison. Writers (and readers)...

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Jeida K.

Jul 30, 2019
1 min

Allow Me to Reintroduce Myself

I’M BACK! After a longer than expected hiatus, I have returned with a whole new look on the site, a revamped blog, and a whole new me. A...

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Jeida K.

Jun 18, 2016
2 min

Confronting My Canvas

I cringe at the sight of a blank page and a blinking cursor. The blank page is my canvas but I’ve realized that lately when I face its...

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