Blind characters are pretty prominent in fiction. Toph from Avatar: The Last Airbender, Iggy from Maximum Ride, and Chirrut from Rogue One are just a few of the many. I haven’t known many blind people in real life. I did have the experience of having a tour of a blind school, but that’s the majority …
January was an okay month. Nothing super exciting happened and a good part of it was the continuation of my blog hiatus, but it was super nice to see some Southern snow! What I did: 1.) I read over Starbloods and worked a lot on the worldbuilding. 2.) I did a lot of job …
It’s time for this month’s So Your Character is From Another Country! This is a monthly or bimonthly segment where I interview lovely volunteers from around the world to give you a firsthand account of being a citizen of their respective country. I’m hoping to encourage international diversity, break stereotypes, and give writers a crash …
So Your Character is From The Netherlands … Featuring Arlette @ Arlette Writes Read More »
Positive Writer is hosting a new contest called You Deserve to Be Inspired where the participants write a blog post with their inspirational story. For more details you can check out the post since the deadline isn’t until March 1st! Everyone’s journey to reach their goals is different, not every path to success has to …
You Deserve to Be Inspired Contest Entry: A Different Journey Read More »
Usually I have a “featuring” in that blog title but today I’m not because the person who’s being interview is well … me. This is a really hard post for me to write, because it’s a very personal issue and one I really struggled with last year in particular, but I’m hoping talking about it …
The Elderscrolls: Skyrim is one of my favorite video games. It has nearly limitless gameplay with hundreds of quests, beautiful landscape, a moving score, and even the power to change the fate of your character. For those of you who don’t know the game is set in the fictional world of Tamriel specifically in the …
Writing Lessons from Video Games: Skyrim on Worldbuilding Read More »
It’s the first post of 2017! I’m back, guys! I hoped to do this post in December, but since the link-up didn’t happen I’m doing it now. XD You can check out Beautiful Books #1 and Book Beautiful Books #2 and this post will have way more context. If you’d like to participate hop on over to Paper Fury and …
2016 was a whirlwind of a year. I’m still reeling from it. I’m glad most of it happened, but at the same time I’m glad it’s over. This month I feel like I’ve been recovering from the chaos of this year. What I did: 1.) This month: I didn’t really do much writing at all …
Monthly Summary: December 2016/Year End Post + Giveaway & Survey Read More »
Hey, guys! Today has been a great year for blogging! I’ve enjoyed writing for you guys and reading your lovely comments. You’re such an encouragement for me, and I feel like this blog has grown so much. I’m going to go on a month-long hiatus so I can recharge and relax with my family before …
After much prompting from my cousin who was born in the 80s, I finally got to watching Stranger Things. I binge-watched all eight episodes in a weekend and let me tell you it is the best show I’ve seen this year. It’s set in the 1980’s and is about a young boy who mysteriously disappears …
