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…
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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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,…
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…
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…
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…
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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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…
Writing With Style: Bookish Sweaters
Once, I was at a book sale and spotted a book about knitting for chickens. Well, I'd thought, there must be someone out there who…
How To Have A Productive Writing Day (Especially As A Slow Writer!)
I'm not going to lie: I'm not a very fast writer. I did win 2015 Nanowrimo, and it's true that I finished the first draft…
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