We're all on a voyage. This one is mine.
We all know the situation. You're writing your masterpiece of a story, and things are going beautifully. The plot is plotting, the characters are finally doing what you want, and you're in a groove. Then, you reach that scene, and you face the dreaded decision: Kill your beloved character or let them live. Whether you… Continue reading 3 Alternatives to Killing a Character
I read a lot in my MFA program. I had seventeen assigned books and fourteen assigned short stories, plus a dozen articles, essays, and other short readings for each class. If that wasn't enough, I also chose to continue reading like a mad woman all throughout my graduate program (the escapism was strong). Because I… Continue reading The 5 Most Impactful Books I Read in My MFA Program
If you've been here for a bit, you know that this topic is incredibly close to my heart. When it comes to grief, I'm a very honest person. I don't hide that this is the emotion that has shaped me the most. But what you may not know is that I'm obsessed with writing about… Continue reading How to (Realistically) Write Grief
I recently started drafting my first novel. That might be a surprising fact for those of you who have been following me for a while. I've written a handful of short stories, a novella, and have started several novels. But this is going to be the one I finish first. There's something incredibly healing and… Continue reading Introducing My WIP // Characters, Aesthetics, and Music
My third poetry collection, Castles in the Sky, releases on Saturday. I wanted to give you special voyagers an exclusive sneak peek. This is only going to those of you who have subscribed to my blog—nobody else has access to this post. I'm still in awe of the fact that there are 144 of you… Continue reading Exclusive Sneak Peek of My Upcoming Poetry Collection
I started writing stories a lot later than my writer friends. It feels like they all have these memories of writing stories when they were tiny children, and I just...don't have those memories. I wrote my first story in middle school, but I didn't really start considering writing as a career until I graduated high… Continue reading Writing Hacks that will Take Your Stories to the Next Level
I had another post scheduled for today. It was a book review, and it would have been easier to do nothing and let it get posted. I'll probably still post it, at some point, but it wasn't right for today. Not when my life feels like it's spinning out of control. Not when my heart… Continue reading “I Just Wanna Be Happier” // A Found Poem
Hello, my voyagers. I've loved writing the "types of girls" poems too much to stop, so I wrote another one. This is based on the seven members of BTS: Jin, Namjoon, Suga, Jhope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook. I wanted to take their characteristics and imagine them as seven different kinds of ARMY (that's what BTS… Continue reading Bulletproof
Happy New Year, voyagers! I figured that the first post of 2023 needed to be special, and what better way to start a new year than by talking about first lines? I've had this post sitting in my drafts for an embarrassingly long time, so it was time to dust it off, polish it up,… Continue reading How to Write a First Line that will Hook Your Reader
the world that once spilled with amber flecks and the sky that used to drip with purple lava are finally, finally calm. there are no more sunsets. only the swirl of stardust that settles around the edge of the universe. but the moon survived. her surface is scarred with deep cuts and jagged cliffs. each… Continue reading goodnight
The Long Voyage 