by abochnak | Oct 3, 2017 | Dare to Dream, General Fiction, Motivation
It’s hard to believe so much time has passed since I decided to write my first novel. Two years. I’ll never forget how I felt. I was terrified and I had no faith in myself. I didn’t trust that I knew what I was doing, but I was willing to try anyway. I didn’t want...
by abochnak | Aug 20, 2017 | Dare to Dream, Enter the Bond, General Fiction, Motivation
Friday, I committed an act that was one of the scariest actions I have ever taken. On Friday, I sent a draft of my first completed novel to beta readers for review. Seriously, the second I hit the send button my heart started racing and I couldn’t breathe. I thought I...
by abochnak | Aug 15, 2017 | Enter the Bond, General Fiction
Conflict is Rising: Excerpt from Part One of The Blood Trials Ebony jolted to a sitting position to the sound of the soft breeze whistling through the cracked glass of the lantern room windows. Her body was damp with moisture. She had no idea how much time had passed...
by abochnak | Jul 30, 2017 | Follow Grace, General Fiction
Reality [ree-al-i-tee] – noun Unhinged [uhn-hinjd] – adjective 1) The state or quality of what is real or what was once real is disrupted from its normal state. 2) The resemblance of what was once real is unbalanced and thrown into confusion or turmoil. Reality...
by abochnak | Jul 27, 2017 | General Fiction, Motivation
For the longest time I never really considered myself a creative person. I have always had hobbies that most would argue required a creative mind, but I always thought of myself as a more analytical, driven by the facts kind of person. I love to knit and crochet (I...
by abochnak | Jul 24, 2017 | Dare to Dream, General Fiction, Motivation
Change is hard. Especially in the beginning. In those first moments, seconds, hours and days when you first decide to make a change. Maybe one of the hardest things for the majority of people to accept is change. Even if that change is good change, it’s still hard. I...
