Blog | Margaret Y. Buapim-West

Sep 187 min read

A Self-Directed Interview

When I was growing up in the 80s, Romance Fiction was deeply fantasy and heavy heat. As I honed my skills as a writer, from the age of...

Sep 7, 20232 min read

Adventures in AI

I recently took a workshop that introduced me to the world of AI writing. I didn't hate it as I suspected I would and I learned a few...

Jul 5, 20233 min read

Giving Up Happy Mondays?

Ever hear self employed freelancers and writers say the best thing about giving up the 9-5 job is that anxious Mondays become Happy...

Feb 22, 20232 min read

Authentic Voice

In recent years, emphasis has been on using tropes and focusing on sales rather than developing and highlighting the authentic voice of...

Dec 9, 20223 min read

Manifestation and Dream Weaving or Planting and Sewing whatever your Take

I have never been comfortable with the word manifestation. To me, it seems like a masculine form and a masculine energy of the word I use...

Sep 25, 20222 min read

Ode to a SuperPower

I have long loved Penny Marshall. As a young girl I loved the Laverne&Shirley show. I drank Milk & Pepsi though I grew up not being...

Jan 8, 20222 min read

Collaboration, Networking and Everything in Between

Two of my literary heroes died last year. Beverly Cleary and Bell Hooks. While they may seem like world's apart to many, for me they...

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