2022 is going to be a good year for me (even if January has been rough). I want this year to be one where I learn and try new things. One of the ways for me to reach that goal is to read outside my usual genres. I tried to read outside my usual genres … Continue reading Expanding My Horizons: Reading New Genres
I know it's 2022. It's only a few weeks into the new year and I'm already talking about burnout. It's kind of how the last two years have been. Article after article are out about how the pandemic has taken a toll on people's mental health. I'm always plugged into ways to avoid burnout and … Continue reading Burnout is Hard
Yes, I'm a day late. At this point it's not that surprising. Since 2020, I've been busy, busy, busy and 2022 is no different. Luckily this time, it was because I was spending time with family. Not recovering from surgery, or job loss, or any of the other silly things that's happened in the past … Continue reading Storygraph: A New Year, New Reading Challenges
Happy New Year! It’s been a while since we’ve talked. I took December off because the holidays were absurdly stressful. I was overworked and overwhelmed. But now it’s January. It’s a new year! And I am still a little overworked, but being overwhelmed? Well, I took some time for myself. I didn’t write. I didn’t … Continue reading Goals for 2022!
I start by saying failing is a strange term. It's something we can believe even when it's not true. And when it comes to writing challenges (specifically NaNo), I feel like the biggest failure. I have gotten so many things wrong while writing the past two years. I do challenges and never finish. I write … Continue reading An Ode to Those of Us Who Failed
I'm not proud to say I'm behind on literally everything this year. I started a second job. I started trying to stream. I honestly started too much. I told myself I'd get 70 books read this year! I am definitely not even close. I'm like very behind. I didn't even get my spooky reads in … Continue reading Goodreads Catchup
I write this on a very crisp November 2nd morning. Work starts in 20 minutes and I'm squeezing this in, knowing I've written zero words so far for NaNo. The point of this year isn't the word count (though I would love to cross that 50K finish line), but to make progress. I'm not going … Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2021 Plans
I know, I know. NaNoWriMo is next week. Why am I giving you prompts? One: it's in my schedule. I created a schedule of posts to write to help me not lose my marbles making up ideas every week. Two: it's totally Fantasy novel month! We gotta get into the spirit of it! Three: I … Continue reading Fantasy Writing Prompts
Time to continue this month's tropes with my least favorite fantasy tropes. Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Just to let everyone know, I don't HATE these tropes. They just tend to be my least favorite and if you love these tropes then that's great! Most tropes can be done well...these ones just tend to be … Continue reading 5 Least Fantasy Tropes
It's Fantasy month! October is my two favorite things: spooky season and fantasy. So I thought why not talk about my favorite fantasy tropes (as a writer and as a reader). Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Hero's Journey The classic hero's journey is the standard fantasy trope and honestly, it's something I love. It's just … Continue reading 5 Favorite Fantasy Tropes
