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 …

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 …

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 …

Revision Blues

So today, I wanted to talk about something that EVERY writer experiences during editing. The revision blues. Right now, I’m about a quarter way through this draft of TEOS...and while I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this novel, I’ve chosen to completely bend the shape of this manuscript. It’s hard, but I just know that when I’m …

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 …

Looking back at NaNoWriMo…

NaNoWriMo 2017 is officially OVER. Honestly, this year has been a riot of fun. Macbook Pro/laptop issues aside (which was stressful as hell—back up your work, people), I’ve been SUPER productive this month, and overall, I’m pleased with my final word count for November. I've ended up with 61k for November, and although there were …

NaNoWriMo: Week Two

"Let perseverance be your engine and hope your fuel." —H. Jackson Brown, Jr. Sooo...week two! This is always a hard week for everyone, I think. Things change in week two. I realize what a huge undertaking NaNoWriMo is. Doubt is beginning to crawl along the edges of my mind. I mean, NaNoWriMo have even called it the "week …

NaNoWriMo: Week One (+ Beautiful Books Link-Up!)

ONE week down of NaNoWriMo, three more to go… How is everyone going!? As I draft this post, I’ve reached 23k. So far, I’m SUPER pleased with my progress. I admit, it was a slow start for me—I think about 2k words on the first day—but after that, as I fell more in tune with …

Current Reads & What I’m Listening To

Hi, everyone! So, it’s October! Which means warmer weather (or, if you’re on the other side of the world, then autumn leaves and frost), candy (!!! I. Love. Halloween.) … and the one-month countdown to NaNoWriMo. I told myself last month I’d participate and I plan on holding myself to that, and if I’m successful, …

It’s Spring! + Writing Burn-Out

Hey, everyone! As much as I adore the cold weather, I’m super-glad it’s spring…because spring means so many glorious photography opportunities (and reading out in the sun and not getting icy-cold.) The flowers are in bloom, the skies are blue, and in Greek mythology, Persephone has returned from the Underworld and is raising the flowers …