It's already a week into July Camp NaNo and I have accomplished nothing. My goals this month are more quiet and relaxed. Every NaNo I try to push myself to do big plans. I even tried to do the 80K in 90 Days. I've tried to do Millwordy. But 2021, specifically, it's been a year … Continue reading July Camp NaNoWriMo Plans
After annoying you with my least favorite YA Tropes, here are my very controversial faves for YA. I need you to remember that these are strictly faves for young adult novels. There are a few on this list I would never like in adult fiction, and I'll explain below. So let's get into it. Love … Continue reading 5 Favorite YA Tropes
As posts before indicated, I bit off a lot more than I could chew in May. I told myself that I could totally read four books for the #AsianReadathon in May but honestly it took me far longer...mostly because the first two weeks was just me sleeping off a surgery. I didn't finish my last … Continue reading #AsianReadathon Book Review (Only a Month Late)
First, let me clarify. Tropes aren't bad, and I feel like I should write about that in the future, but we all have our favorites and our least favorites. Just like genres, flavors of ice cream, and styles of clothes, we have tropes we just never like seeing. Today I'll break down the five young … Continue reading 5 Least Favorite YA Tropes
Mass Effect Legendary Edition came out just a few weeks ago and I've spent a few days playing through one of my favorite video game series. It was one of the games that helped convince me to write a whole thesis on video game journalism. It was why I created a news segment project in … Continue reading In Defense of Fanfiction
I am so behind on my reading list but that doesn't stop me from making lists about more books I want to read. 2021 has had a ton of books being released and the second half is sure not to disappoint. We'll see how many I'll actually read in a timely matter. Anyone have a … Continue reading Books I’m Looking Forward to Second Half of 2021
As a writer, we spend days, weeks, maybe months trying to plot out our ideas so they can be shaped into stories and novels. Each time we start a new plot we're faced with the dreaded concept of tropes. We spend so much time bashing tropes and worrying if our stories fit those terrible, no … Continue reading Tropes Aren’t Your Enemy
I'm not good at sitting still. I'm always starting something new. I have a thousand ideas. So having to have surgery was hard for me. I made plans to not only read 5 books in May, but write the outline to two workbook concepts, an outline for a novel, and clean when I could. I … Continue reading Personal Post: Surgery Forces New Focuses
Once again, May is Short Story Month. And once again I try to challenge myself to write shorter works of fiction. It's the lucky 13th year of celebration for short story month just like every other year, when I challenge myself to write a short story...I tend to fall short (pun definitely intended) The only … Continue reading Challenge Yourself with Short Stories
I'm interrupting your regularly scheduled book and writing posts with a life update. One, as you're reading this, I'll probably be in surgery or recovering from surgery. So please send me your best vibes for recovery. Two, I've been with my boyfriend for three whole years. It feels crazy. We went from long distance in … Continue reading Personal Post: Sorry to Interrupt, But It’s Been Three Years!
