Joy Should Be Writing

J. DeVore

writer | freelance | caffeine fiend

  • Teleseryes… Podcasts… Pride… Mules…

    I wouldn’t say that I’m in a creative rut. On the contrary, I’m buzzing with excitement and creativity. The problem is I don’t know where to focus it. I have a non-writing creative outlet (I’ve been working on a few dioramas of scenes from some old short stories). However, when it comes to writing, I… Read more

  • Whoops. Time for the Lightening Round Update.

    Hey, so it’s been a hot second. Instead of my normal, super-long blog post, I’m just going to update you lightening-round-style. Ready? OKAY! Let’s do this! I had to let my snails go back into the wild. But I was glad to have one of my best friends go out snail hunting with me. She Read more

  • Creatives… Snails… Updates… Coffee Liquor…

    The Bloggy Part: Today I wanted to share some great POC creatives. Fair warning, I spend a lot of time on YouTube, so a lot of these creators are YouTubers. No shame, just letting you know ahead of time, where you will be spending too much of your time. Kelly Stamps is a hilarious, straight-forward, Read more

  • I know I just posted yesterday. Today is something a little different. I still plan on highlighting some great P.O.C. artists during my Monday blog post next week but I wanted to share something else today. It comes too late and just couldn’t wait any longer. If you’re looking to do something for the Black Read more

  • Words… Wheels… Mail… Whiskey

    The Bloggy Part: So my new story has a bit of a backstory. We’re going to hop into the Wayback machine for just a quick jaunt. Poplar Cove: The Podcast was written after a good friend suggested that we write stories that mash-up two opposing genres. I chose Lovecraftian and Soap Opera. I loved how Read more

  • Cubicle… Crate… New… Yellow…

    *I’m not affiliated or working with this company or any other company in this post. The Bloggy Part:  The DeVore Business and Industrial Park has been thriving in these last few weeks. The Great Husbando has been working as a trainer for a new set of cubicle drones. I’m not using this phrase in a Read more