How I Outline My Novels
It's finally done! About a week ago, I finished up my rough draft. My work-in-progress is about 91,400 words and 30 chapters. I started writing this…
A Definitive Rating Of Writing Tools (+ An Update & a Survey!)
Hello! You might have noticed that I've been absent from the blogosphere lately...that's because I'm re-designing my blog! As a reader, your opinion really matters to…
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On the Fear of Rejection
I am a junior in high school, which basically means that I spend a lot of time sifting through college brochures and trying to figure…
2017 In Review: Things I Read, Wrote, and Blogged
Here is perhaps an unpopular opinion: 2017 was one of the best years ever. Okay, let me rephrase that. 2017 was one of the best…
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8 Ways to Find Inspiration
Hello everyone! I can't believe it's already December. November was a whirlwind of a month because I participated in Nanowrimo. And yes: I won! I…
The Best Books About Writing
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,…
Introducing My Nanowrimo Project! (And My Favorite YA Books)
In my last blog post, I talked about what it was like to finish writing a book. Now, what should someone do after finishing…
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The Ten Stages of Finishing Your Book
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…
Why You Should Go To A Museum
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…
My Least Favorite Words
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…
