You have to love two things to be an author: Books and writing. (I'm an advocate that writers should also love sleep deprivation and frustration, because you'll be dealing with a lot of that too.) Whats the only thing better than books and writing? Books ABOUT writing! I'm pretty addicted to reading books that talk about … Continue reading The Best Books About Writing
In my last blog post, I talked about what it was like to finish writing a book. Now, what should someone do after finishing such a huge project? Eat some chocolate?* Take a vacation? Focus on school? Don't make me laugh. Obviously the best thing to do is immediately start a new book and … Continue reading Introducing My Nanowrimo Project! (And My Favorite YA Books)
For the past 756 days, I've been working on a novel. I wrote a first draft, and then I decided to completely rewrite it. This novel and I have been together through two birthdays and the first half of high school. We've survived physics together. We won Nanowrimo. It's helped me make friends. I became … Continue reading The Ten Stages of Finishing Your Book
Over the summer, I attended a writing program at a college near New York City. Besides it being the BEST EXPERIENCE EVER, (complete with angsty poetry, eating tons of Pocky, and watching an obscene amount of reality television with my new friends) there was also a really cool aspect to the camp: They took us … Continue reading Why You Should Go To A Museum
Recently, I've been seeing pins everywhere! You can stick a pin on a bag, a jacket, a collar, or anywhere, really. (Note: Would not recommend pinning a button through a book, even if the novel is disappointing.) I've started collecting pins (thanks to my friends Charlotte and Lola for inspiring me!) and putting them on my … Continue reading Writing With Style: 20 Bookish Pins You Should Get Immediately
A couple of months ago, I wrote a blog post about my favorite words. It was a post filled with cute gifs, soaring vowels, and inspiring definitions. But now, I thought it was about time I shared with you the dusty, dirty, dankest in the English Language. These are the words that make me want to … Continue reading My Least Favorite Words
There are two kinds of revolutionary books: Books that form you and books that change you. I've read dozens of books that have formed me. The Harry Potter Series. Little Women. Artemis Fowl. These are books I reread often, because the characters, morals, and stories within their pages helped me become the person I am … Continue reading Here’s To The Books That’ve Changed Us
I have an extremely unpopular teenage bookworm reading opinion. I don't like YA. This doesn't mean that I've never read a YA book that I enjoyed. Some of my favorite books fall under the YA genre. But to be honest, I don't typically like reading young adult novels. Let me just say, this is NOT because … Continue reading What YA Gets Wrong About Teenagers (From A Teenager)
quick update: Hello, everyone! I have two quick updates about my blog: As some of you may have noticed, I have a new URL! My blog can now be found at https://vivianparkinderosa.com/. For those of you who read my last post, you've already seen this, but for any new visitors, please check out my survey! (It's only one … Continue reading 50 Things To Do With A Journal
Today, June 1st, is National Nail Polish Day! (It is also National Olive Day, National Go Barefoot Day, National Hazelnut Cake Day, National Heimlich Maneuver Day, National PenPal Day, and National Say Something Nice Day, because apparently, anything and everything can be a national day if you want it to be?? However, since I do not … Continue reading Writing With Style: 5 Bookish Nail Art Ideas
