2,000 is something, right?

A couple of years ago, I hit a pretty cool publishing milestone. I had my 1,000th piece of writing published.… Read more 2,000 is something, right?

The time has come to enter publishing exhaustion land again

For the past couple of years, I’ve been listening to my inner voice, and it just keeps saying: Stay the… Read more The time has come to enter publishing exhaustion land again

Hello 2025! We’re all older and hopefully wiser and there is always something to seek in the coming months. I’ve… Read more Looking ahead

https://jessicamariebaumgartner.com/ Websites are silly things. You never know if anyone is actually paying attention to them, but if you don’t… Read more Updated and feeling great…ed?

One Christmas party down, three to go. This time of year is busy and fun and exhausting and it’s meant… Read more May you swim in festivities this holiday season

The winds of change blew through here last month. I felt it. I knew it. But I didn’t expect so… Read more Social, Personal, Professional Turmoil

There are no words. My eldest was born 30 years old, at least that’s what I always joke. She has… Read more My Homeschooled 14-year-old just graduated high school!!!

Have you ever worked tirelessly on something, poured everything into it and cried over it, and then realized it couldn’t… Read more That’s That

It’s celebration time at my local writers guild. Over the weekend we had our annual Christmas party and everyone is… Read more Local Writers Guilds are the BEST!