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Giving Yourself Permission to Ask for Help

June 7, 2018 by Liz SanFilippo Hall

You are worthy

I 100% stand by the fact that work life harmony is possible. But here’s the thing: sometimes life and work, and everything in between, can get, shall we say, overwhelming? And sometimes, we just need to ask for help. If I’m being honest with myself, the past couple months have been really hard. We put an offer on a house in February, closed on the house in April, and immediately dove into … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family & Lifestyle, Parenting, Work From Home Tagged With: affirmation, anxiety, help, home renovations, mom life, national suicide prevention, offer to help, overwhelm, stress, you are worthy

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Multi-genre author. 📚BECOMING CHARLOTTE CORDAY, a YA historical fantasy coming 4/27/2027 from Apprentice House Press

Everything we feel is valid. Multiple things can b Everything we feel is valid. Multiple things can be true at once.#september11th #WeRemember #BigFeelings
I’m Team Listen to Music While I Write… and in my I’m Team Listen to Music While I Write… and in my latest Substack, I talk about how music influences my writing process, both in how I show up to the page and in what words I write. Consider this an invitation to use sound to amp up your stories! The full post is on Substack (link in my bio and stories!) #WritingExercises #Creativity #Cowriting #WritingInvite
The first draft is far from the last draft… this j The first draft is far from the last draft… this journey to publishing Becoming Charlotte Corday has had a LOT of ups and downs, but if anyone ever asks for proof I wrote it… I’ll have plenty to show them 🤣 (Not pictured: all my research from primary sources and my thesis for my master’s degree, which was the basis for my debut). #WritingProcess #BecomingCharlotteCorday #HistoricalFantasy #YAReads
Now the question is… when do I start my countdown Now the question is… when do I start my countdown to book launch day? 🎉🙌💖If you like: 🌸 family secrets 🌸 time travel 🌸 alternate history 🌸 powerful women🌸 revolutions… Then I think you’ll like my book! Coming 4/27/27. #HistoricalFantasy #AlternateHistory #YoungAdultFiction #LizsWritingJourney
Not everything you write needs to make it into you Not everything you write needs to make it into your book… writers, what’s your approach to world building? Do you create your own “historical documents” too? Please tell me I’m not the only one! #AmWriting #WorldBuilding #HistoricalFantasy #AuthorsOfInsta
What creative projects am I juggling this week? We What creative projects am I juggling this week? Well, actually, I’m trying to focus on just one… and I’ll have some updates about Becoming Charlotte Corday soon! #HistoricalFantasy #Books #WritingLife #LizsWritingJourney
I feel like it should come as no surprise that my I feel like it should come as no surprise that my son inspired a picture book I’m working on. 🤣#TheThingsKidsSay #WritingLife #MomLife #Books
What are you reading today? This is everything th What are you reading today? This is everything that I’ve been reading lately 🤣To be honest, I had every intention of finishing Atmosphere before picking up Love Hypothesis but the latter is due TODAY. (FYI, I’m barely in Atmosphere and I’m already in love). I’m reading Frindle with the kids.And the bottom three are all non-fiction and I’ve been very slowly reading through all of them in bits and pieces… and lemme tell you, they’re all very different! Your turn! What’s on your reading list today? #ReadABookDay #AmReading #MyReadingList #Books
That’s what I tell my kids, too! One of the many r That’s what I tell my kids, too! One of the many reasons to read. Thanks for the reminder, @bookstoreofge 💖#ShopLocal #BookQuotes #AmReading
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