Abigail B. Vint

2022. I’m calling it. It’s my year of the short story. I’m not really sure what that means but I hope it involves reading more of them, learning more about how to craft them and finally, getting more published. There is a theory that in order to hold yourself accountable to a goal, you need…

In the early part of this century, I was lucky enough to work in the publishing industry. After a year of soul searching, traveling around Europe, I decided I wanted to shift out of the technology industry and into books. Incredible to think now how much those two industries have merged over the last few…

Every couple of times a year, I try to take a bit of a break from some of the main social media tools I use on a daily basis. For the most part, these tools are an integral part of my day. Facebook let’s me catch up with family and friends. Twitter gives me a…

I drink a lot of tea. It helps working from a home office to be able to choose from my wide selection each day, without having to store over 20 different types of loose leaf tea at a work desk. This year, my sister in law bought me the most thoughtful pre-Christmas gift– a David’s…

In addition to developing my writing offline, I’ve also started to really commit to meditation on a daily basis. I’ve been practicing yoga for years and always enjoyed the final resting pose where you take the time to sit and breathe. I found it brought this amazing sense of clarity, a cleaning of the mind,…

I’ve started going to a writers’ group twice a week to get my creative juices flowing. It’s been great for adding deadlines to my words and making me focus. I don’t attend every meeting and have been a bit slack on occasion but, just knowing that there is a regular space I can go is…