by Kelly Branyik | Nov 5, 2025 | Musings
In today’s world, women are still punished for being too loud, too emotional, too much, not enough, constantly living up to unebelievably impossible standards. Women as a whole are up against generational and patriarchal systems that have never stopped trying to...
by Kelly Branyik | Oct 27, 2025 | Just Books
There’s something quietly electric about finding a sapphic love story that feels secret and sacred. The kind of book that doesn’t just tell a romance, but opens a door. For years, sapphic romance has lived a little outside the mainstream spotlight, thriving in...
by Kelly Branyik | Oct 15, 2025 | Writing
Most self-published authors don’t struggle because their books aren’t good. They struggle because no one can find them. Between confusing marketing advice from all directions, burnout from social media, and the myth that you just need to “write the next book,”...
by Kelly Branyik | Sep 15, 2025 | Writing
Do you love listening to music when you write? The right playlist can completely change your writing session—it can calm distractions, steady your focus, or even set the mood for the story you’re trying to tell. But with so many options out there, how do you know...
by Kelly Branyik | Aug 29, 2025 | Musings
To those deeply maddened by the empty and meaningless thoughts and prayers people keep flinging at what happened in Minnesota (end every other state). Let me remind you of something before you go insane with fury… The ones who should care, and the ones who have...