2020! Yikes! There's a lot I could say about this year - taking an unexpected gap year due to a pandemic, political turmoil, multiple 1000…
Continue reading → 2020 In Review: Books I Read and Things I Wrote
Hello! Today, I wanted to talk about character names. Literally a couple of weeks ago In my youth, I spent a lot of time of…
Continue reading → How I Name My Characters: Remember That You’re Not Actually the One Naming Them
Hello, everyone! My first year of college is officially over, which means I have spent the past two weeks "reflecting on my experience." (Aka, basking…
Continue reading → Lessons From Costume Design: How Clothing Creates Character
Hello, everybody! I hope everyone is doing well - we're still social-distancing where I live (or at least, we should be...if anyone on the Jersey…
Continue reading → Resources for Teen Writers: Submissions Masterlist, Online Classes, & More!
What! A! Year! I started college! Game of Thrones disappointed us all! I finished the third draft of my book! NASA revealed the first photo…
Continue reading → 2019 In Review: Reading, Writing, and Going to College
Happy November! Or, as I like to call it, "No"-vember: this is the month I have to say no to all other obligations because I'm…
Continue reading → How I Do Research For My Novels (ft. a NaNoWriMo Update)
I have a confession: I haven't been writing for the past two months. I'm afraid that writing slid to the bottom of my priority list…
Little known fact about me: I am a massive Taylor Swift fan. I like her style and her music, but above all, I like her…
Continue reading → Why You Need Details in Your Writing (Feat. Taylor Swift Lyrics)
If there's one thing you should know about me, it's that I'm a Ravenclaw. Or, if I were a dog breed, I'd be a Dachshund. …
Continue reading → How to Use Myer-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) to Develop Your Characters
Hello everybody! Long time no see. I had an unplanned hiatus, for possibly the best of reasons: I found out in November that I was…
Continue reading → 2018 In Review: Things I Read, Wrote, and Blogged
