Mid-Year Update (Books, Video Games, & Writing!)

If there's one thing I love about autumn/fall, then it's most definitely the bright foliage! Hello, everyone! It's been awhile, and with everything that's going on in the world right now, I hope you're all staying healthy and safe. I'm writing this at the very end of May--and can you believe we've already made it …

Book Recommendation: HOUSE OF SALT AND SORROWS by Erin A. Craig

It's been a long time since I've done one of these, I know! But I was absolutely entranced by Erin A. Craig's House of Salt and Sorrows. The moment I read the first chapter, I knew this was a book I'd fall in love with, and I wasn't wrong. It's an utter jewel of a …

A Springtime Update

Hi, everyone! … It’s been awhile since I’ve blogged, I know! I hope you’re all doing well & enjoying the beginning of a new month. It’s just turned spring here and the weather is seriously starting to act like it—sunshine, flowers, warmer weather (the last of which I’m NOT that fond of, believe it or …

Using Procrastination Productively (Yes…You Totally Read that Right)

So, before I dive into this blog post’s topic (seriously…this idea has been rattling around in my head for a while now—but more on that later) a few things! I’m going to Italy in a few months! (And I am so excited.) I mentioned in a recent Instagram post that my current WIP is inspired …

Book Recommendation: SIGHTWITCH by Susan Dennard

Finally! A new blog post. I've been focusing so much on MIDNIGHT QUEEN—which, in case you missed it on my Instagram account, I recently finished revising for now—that I let everything else fall by the wayside. Fingers crossed I'll be posting more reguarly, and I've already started drafting some possible future posts. Now I'm diving …

Greece Recap + Getting Back Into the Groove of Things

Finally, I’m getting a chance to write up this post!! I came back from Greece a little while back…and it was amazing. I knew, of course, that I’d like it—but it was truly an amazing experience. So much of what I’m currently writing is inspired by Greek mythology and seeing things that I’ve dreamt of …

General Updates + What’s Currently On My Writing Playlists

Long time, no blog, I guess? I swear this year has utterly flown by so far! But I thought I would write up a blog post with some updates & things that are happening. I turned twenty-one mid-March (eeeep! Still can’t believe this!) and ate PLENTIFUL amounts of cake (chocolate mud cake to be specific—which …

Book Recommendation: STRANGE THE DREAMER

Before I get to the actual book recommendation part of this post, I just want to say that I recently had the privilege to see Love, Simon a handful of months early. In case you didn’t know, this is the film adaptation of Becky Albertalli's SIMON VS. THE HOMO SAPIENS AGENDA … and GUYS, it …

On Writing Fairy-Tales and Mythology—Things to Consider

So this post comes on the heels of me finishing a self-revision and sending it off to a critique partner…which also means that I get to not think about it for a little bit. I’m super excited for this novel, though, and I can’t wait to dive into revisions again. In the meantime, I’ve been …

For When You’re Stuck In that Writing Rut…

First blog post of 2018! I hope you ALL had a wonderful Christmas/holiday/New Year period. But before I begin, I just want to start with a bunch of updates/other stuff. 1) There’s a giveaway happening on my Twitter account! You only have until the 31st to enter, so get on it! 2) I took a …