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Megan Woolsey, Writer

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You Thought You Got Rid of Me, But I’m Back

May 3, 2017

Chris took this photo in San Francisco. He calls it small acts of civil disobedience. 

On October 18th, 2016, I wrote my last blog post that I called “Hiatus.” I called it Hiatus because I didn’t want to think that I would quit blogging and never come back again. Blogging the stories of my life had been a comfort and joy to me, something I could call my very own in a life that didn’t always seem like it had much to do with me.

I quit blogging because I was embarking on the biggest project of my life — besides carrying, delivering, and raising triplets plus one. I co-wrote, edited, and self-published a book called Multiples Illuminated: Stories and Advice From Parents of Twins, Triplets and More, available on Amazon. I had never done anything like this before, so I spent months scouring boring books like Dan Poynter’s Self-Publishing Manuals and subscribing to newsletters like 52 Ways To Sell More Books. It was information overload, totally boring shit for the general public, but I loved every second of it. What is better than making your dreams come true? And writing and publishing my own book was a dream come true.  I was also finding a lot of personal satisfaction in publishing my word babies on other bigger sites like Scary Mommy, Huffington Post, and Cosmopolitan.

With the turn of the astrological clock to a new year, I have not been writing as much as I want to. As a writer, not writing makes me feel empty. It makes me feel sad. I learned that by quitting my blog over a year ago, there was nothing to tie me to a regular writing schedule. I spent a lot of time thinking about why I haven’t been writing as much lately, and this is what I came up with: 1. We spent the past year remodeling our house, which was so much fun but took up a huge amount of time. 2. The election process and results wiped me out emotionally. I was uninspired.

I have invested in my writing by having a new website designed, and I have committed to start blogging again. This time, I will try not to put pressure on myself to get something amazing out there to the world on a regular basis. I will write stories and publish them on my website when I have time and inspiration. I sure hope you will follow along and listen to the stories I want to tell.

I am currently working on two book projects that I hope to have complete in 2017. Follow along as I share stories of my writing process, raising kids in the 21st century, with a sprinkle of civil disobedience. I have some surprises in the form of life changes in the works.

Please browse around my new website and check out my books and some of the essays I wrote for publications. Share any feedback, positive or negative, about my new website in the comments.

So glad to be back!

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Until next time, the mothership is signing off.

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  1. Heather Freer says

    May 4, 2017 at 4:10 am

    I heard from Jordan (who heard from Ava) about your lie changes! Very exciting – but more for you than for the rest of us here. Thanks in part to your inspiration, I have my Advanced American Lit juniors reading East of Eden for their last book of the year. I love it all over again. Yay for your new website and to more of you in my in-box!

    • Megan Woolsey says

      May 5, 2017 at 12:59 am

      Thank you Heather 🙂 And that is so great that your class reading East of Eden – I hope they love it!

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