We're all on a voyage. This one is mine.
Back in August of 2019 I posted a poem that was based on a "types of girls" post on Pinterest. I've been wanting to write another poem based on another one of these Pinterest posts for quite some time, and I've finally finished it. I wanted this one to be equally meaningful, but still fresh… Continue reading Months
As many of you know, I've been reading through the Grishaverse books recently. But you probably don't know how much time I've spent thinking about this idea that stories find us when we need them the most. As I read through the Shadow and Bone trilogy, I wasn't impressed with the writing. However, I still… Continue reading Stories Find Us and We Find Them
Back in June of 2019, I wrote a post called How to (Realistically) Write the Selfish Character Arc. It was the first real post that I published on this blog, and three years later, it remains my most popular post with 1,834 views (in case you were curious). I had no idea that this post… Continue reading How to (Realistically) Write the Morally Gray Character Arc
Technically, my blogoversary was last week, but you get this post today because I completely forgot to write this post on time. *throws confetti* Last year, I did a Q&A. The year before that I reacted to your assumptions about me. As you can tell by the title, this year I'll be reacting to my… Continue reading Three Year Blogoversary // Reacting to My Old Writing
Well, we survived Camp NaNoWriMo, voyagers. It held a lot of unexpected challenges for me (such as revising my word count goal multiple times), but I'm really happy with how it went, for the most part. I wrote a lot of words and got to venture into a brand new world for a while. I… Continue reading Camp NaNoWriMo 2021 Recap
I think a lot of us remember when we knew, for sure, that we wanted to be a writer. For some of us, this was a decision we made as children. For others, like myself, it was a decision made a little later, when God put all the right pieces into place. I don't claim… Continue reading 5 Things I Wish I’d Known as a Beginning Writer
It's been a while since I've done any blog tags. But a few weeks ago, the lovely Ribbon Ash tagged me for the #WritingCommunity Blog Award. So, let's jump right in, shall we? The Rules Display the award logo on your site. *points up* Link back to the person who tagged you. (I tagged her… Continue reading #WritingCommunity Blog Award
the world is on fire― kindled lava spilling over the edge. the amber flecks and onyx dust of last year glimmer faint. i yearn to watch sunsets fall along the burnt, charcoal horizons. but tonight, today, the vast sky remains void. where once rose a pale moon of starless wonder, there is only fire. crimson… Continue reading goodnight
I'm so happy to announce that I'm participating in Christine Smith's yearly writer linkup: Know the Novel! I did it last year on my Facebook page because I didn't have time to write an entire post, and I enjoyed it so much that I just had to do it again. So, thank you, Christine, for… Continue reading Know the Novel – Part 1 // Introduction {A Writer’s Linkup}
You've spent hours upon hours, just pouring yourself into your novel and now, it's finally completed. It's still only a first draft, but you're proud of yourself. Your little brain child is finally on paper, stored away in one of your top secret files, and you're ready to take a good, long break from it… Continue reading 4 Tips for Lengthening Your Novel Without Adding Useless Fluff
The Long Voyage 