I’m that person who always gives at least one book to a person for Christmas. Sure, I give them something else, but I always try to find a book that they might enjoy. A lot of people say they don’t have time for reading. I get that. I’m a writer, and sometimes I need to […]
Sometimes it takes returning to where things started. When it comes to medical issues with my family it tends to always get worse before it gets better, so I find myself home for the foreseeable future. Although I wish it could be under better circumstances I find that words are coming to me in a way […]
I know in last week’s post that I’d promise a craft lesson, but I think there’s something more important that I’d like to talk about today. It’s about knowing when something isn’t working. It’s about knowing when some piece of your work isn’t playing nice with the rest of your manuscript despite all the cajoling, […]
So, I sent in my first packet of work for my teacher to review. I’m super nervous because I don’t think it is the best work I could have provided, but I wasn’t sure how to change it to make it better, so I just sent it in the way it was. I wouldn’t say […]
I’ve been working on it for a few hours each night, and for all of the required components I either have a rough draft, or it is being mailed to the University. To me, that seems like pretty decent progress. I still am planning on editing all of the components heavily before mailing it in, […]
I’m once again working on writing today. I wish I could say I was getting a lot accomplished, but my brain is just not cooperating with me. I’m doing the thing all high school students do when they’re asked to write a paper: I open up Windows, find the place where I felt off, and […]
I thought this was great because it very accurately describes the state of my bookshelves. I encourage everyone to pack their shelves full of books, pick your favorite, and take some time to read on this lovely afternoon! Happy Reading.