It has been three years since I first published Searching for Faerie, Finding Me through Amazon’s print-on-demand platform. At the time, simply finishing the book felt monumental. I had taken an idea that once existed only quietly in my imagination and brought it into the world in physical form. That alone felt like an accomplishment worth celebrating. But over the years, I found myself continually returning to the story as I painted on canvas. Certain lines questioned me, ce

Three years ago, Searching for Faerie, Finding Me began as a quiet leap into the unknown. I call it now the first edition but at that time it was just a story that needed to be told. It was not perfect, just my best effort. Prior to doing it in Canva - I had started painting it but it was slow work because I was writing and painting the story at the same time. At the rate I was going then, it seemed to me that it would take me about 2, maybe 3 years to finish the paintings. S

It’s been a while since I last created an update on my progress with the Searching for Faerie book. The last blog I shared about this book was March 18 of last year—thirteen months ago. A full stretch of time where life happened: work, family, responsibilities filling the space where writing once lived more freely. And yet, I’m not returning to this space empty-handed. I’m coming back with something I’m genuinely excited about—the second edition of the book is almost finishe