Behind the Bind

Growing up, I always wanted to be a writer. I envisioned myself living in a cabin in the woods of Maine, writing story after story. Now that I look back on that, I don’t know that I ever pictured what  I was writing…just that I was an author. But then life happened and I got too busy to fulfill that dream.   After my boys were born, I read to them all the time. The same books…over and over! I had favorites (Moo Baa La La La and Little Blue Truck among them) and some not-so-fa

Welcome to Behind the Bind, the Begin Again Blog! My name is Jessica, and I’m a self-published author and owner of a small, independent publishing company. I’ve been at this a few years now, and because the business of writing usually means I’m not actually writing, I thought a blog would be a good way to keep the creativity flowing and hold myself accountable for writing every week.   In this space, I’ll share my journey from wannabe-writer to author to publisher: my smart c