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Posted on January 17, 2021January 17, 2021

2020 In Review: Books I Read and Things I Wrote

 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…

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Posted on October 29, 2020October 29, 2020

Here’s What Book You Should Read Next Based on Your Favorite Folklore Song

At the end of July, lyrical genius Taylor Swift dropped the ultimate quarantine gift: a new album! If you've now memorized every single word to…

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Posted on July 15, 2020July 15, 2020

How I Name My Characters: Remember That You’re Not Actually the One Naming Them

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…

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Posted on May 29, 2020May 28, 2020

Books & Looks: April/May Wrap-Up

Hello, everybody! April and May flew by because time isn't real anymore, so I'm doing a double month round-up. My time in quarantine has resulted…

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Posted on May 22, 2020May 21, 2020

Lessons From Costume Design: How Clothing Creates Character

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…

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Posted on March 27, 2020March 27, 2020

Books & Looks: March’s Monthly Wrap-Up

At the beginning of March, I thought it might be fun to start doing monthly wrap-ups: what I read, what I wore, what I wrote,…

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Posted on January 21, 2019

My Top Ten Favorite Book Titles (Spoiler Alert: They’re All Super Long. Like This Title Is. Whoops.)

Hey everybody! I'm officially back from Miami, where I was participating in National YoungArts week. I had the chance to take classes with INCREDIBLE master…

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Posted on July 19, 2018

The Passive Voice Should Be Avoided

There is a plague in the writing community. It's infected academic writing. It's snuck into novels and short stories, into tales of cowboys and into…

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Posted on May 25, 2018

Writers Who Influence Me the Most

I have devoted an extremely large portion of my short life to taking online quizzes. I want to know my personality (INFJ) and my Hogwarts…

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Posted on April 2, 2018April 2, 2018

The Best Books With Animal Main Characters

Happy slightly late Easter, everyone! Currently, my house is full of bunnies. Plastic Easter bunnies on the mantle, fluffy stuffed animal bunnies, and (best of…

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this past week, my short story Everything Must Go was published by Cerealization (bite-sized stories 🥄) along with INCREDIBLE art by @seb.draws (thanks again Seb for being the visionary behind these preteen-balloon-heads-on-fire.) The story features a dying strip mall! A ghost in a half-zipped prom dress! Hibachi! A 12th birthday party! You can read it now over at @cerealization_ :)
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