Why I Hope to Never Write Full-Time

(And How Writing Children’s Books Heals Me)

If you ask me if I wanted to write full-time, my answer might surprise you: I hope I never have to.

Not because I don’t love writing. Quite the opposite. Writing children’s books has been a lifeline, a place of joy, and a refuge in some of my toughest moments. But full-time writing? For me, it wouldn’t have the same magic. Here’s why.

Writing as Escape and Healing

Over the past few weeks, life threw a lot my way: the loss of a dear friend, a personal health scare, and a particularly rough couple of weeks at work. It was quite overwhelming. But then I found myself at my author desk, computer keyboard at my fingertips, rhymes flowing, illustrations coming to life on the page. In those moments, the chaos paused.

Writing my books is bibliotherapy. It’s a chance to escape, to create worlds full of possibility, joy, and hope—no matter what’s happening outside my door. This is how my writing career started in 2020, excelled throughout 2021 and 2022 and continues to this day. Writing children's books is my mental health safe space.

Why Full-Time Might Change the Joy

When writing becomes your full-time job, however, the pressure to perform, publish, and sell can squeeze the very thing that makes writing special. For me, writing children’s books will always be about the joy of creation and the mission to inspire, educate and normalize. Keeping it part-time means I can write with love, without losing the lightness it brings me when the world feels heavy.

A Gift to Myself and My Readers

By balancing writing with my legal career and motherhood, I give myself space to breathe and be inspired. And that authenticity seeps into every book I write. When kids read Andrew Learns About Architects or My Summer Skin is Radiant, they’re not just reading stories—they’re getting a piece of the joy and hope that kept me going during hard times.

For Fellow Creators and Readers

If you write, create, or dream: protect your joy. Let your creativity be a balm, not a burden. And if you’re reading this, know that your support fuels the stories that heal, inspire, and build futures.