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
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 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
October is upon us, and even though I love Halloween, I am usually not a huge fan of horror or thrillers. I avoided most horror movies growing up (besides my weird fascination with the Final Destination movies) and when it came to books I'm more of a fantasy person (and October is also fantasy read … Continue reading Spooky Reads Challenge
Did it take me longer than 4 weeks to read all these books? Yes. Did I read every book on this list? No. We should expect this by now. I give myself these tight deadlines and then fall apart either do to book availability (I'm trying to focus on library books instead of spending money … Continue reading 5 Romance Books in 4 Weeks: A Review
I might be an expert in this. It seems like I've quit nearly every other project I announce on this blog. I would be down on myself about it, but the reality is...it happens. And I'm not just saying sometimes, I'm saying all the time. Writing is a hard thing to do. Don't let anyone … Continue reading In Defense of Quitting (A Project)
