Hello, friends! I've been doing a lot of cover design lately, so I thought it would be nice to share some tips with you. If you're like me (a college kid with very little money to spare), you don't have the finances to hire a professional to make you an awesome book cover. So you … Continue reading Tips for Designing Your Book Cover (on a Budget)
Inspiration
Creating Stories within a Story
When I was around five or six, just getting proficient in reading and writing, I made my own books—I crayoned the words onto paper and then drew the pictures to go along with them. I did not make up my own stories, though. I borrowed other stories, maybe my favorite character from my favorite movie. … Continue reading Creating Stories within a Story
A Peek into My Writing Process
I don’t usually talk about my writing process, because I’m worried some people may find these stories of my brain’s inner workings boring and meaningless. But this story just holds too special a place in my heart for me not to share the story of its creation. If you know me well, you know that … Continue reading A Peek into My Writing Process
That Fateful Night in August
Written by my newest main character Aside from December, August is pretty much my favorite month. Like, it's hot and boring and end-of-summer-but-not-quite-school-again, but good writing things always happen to me in August, big defining moments that affect my career as an author. Fateful nights are phenomena that get talked about a lot in order … Continue reading That Fateful Night in August
4 ½ Ways to Survive NaNoWriMo as a College Student
Co-written by me and my newest MC Happy November, everyone! Seeing as I'm clearly qualified to write this post, I thought I'd share four and a half expert tips on how to survive NaNoWriMo as a college student. First off, I'd like to say I'm sorry for not updating this blog in, well... months. Adjusting … Continue reading 4 ½ Ways to Survive NaNoWriMo as a College Student
The Idea that Haunts You
I bet you know exactly what I'm talking about. I may only be a writer, but I bet all creatives know the feeling. ^^Five years' worth of ideas! If you're anything like me, you have dozens of notebooks and Word documents filled with old ideas that never made it off the ground, snippets of scenes … Continue reading The Idea that Haunts You
#NaNoPrep: Last-Minute Panic
AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH! (<-- me screaming) NaNoWriMo starts in THREE DAYS!!! And guess who's been slacking on their #NaNoPrep posts?? Yep, you guessed it. Me. I had a good reason, though. I was on vacation. So what do you do when you realize November is literally right around the corner? Well... No. Please don't freak out. It … Continue reading #NaNoPrep: Last-Minute Panic
The Writing Bubble
Ah, here we are, at the very end of summer. It sure went by fast. School's about to start (if it hasn't already), and it's almost the season for pumpkin spice and apples and crunchy orange leaves and NaNoWriMo. Perfect time for writing, if you ask me. It's very cozy to sit in Starbucks with … Continue reading The Writing Bubble
“What Should I Write?”
It's the age-old question, isn't it? Even the most seasoned authors ask it. You know you're itching to write something, anything, but you just don't know what. Maybe your mind is completely blank. Maybe you have so many ideas, you don't know how to choose. Whatever the reason, I can guarantee that at some point in … Continue reading “What Should I Write?”
Using Music as a Writing Tool
Ah, finally. A post about music. I've been waiting to do this for a long time. I love music, don't you? One minute you can be sitting at your desk staring at a blank piece of paper, and the next minute you're in a completely different world, and with each pulse of the music, the … Continue reading Using Music as a Writing Tool
For His Glory Alone 