If you’re just starting to work on a story here’s my little cheat sheet for the most important things to keep in mind. You can reference when you sit down to write so you keep your voice the same through the novel and stay motivated!
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I'm a YA Fiction writer who loves to create magical worlds and fabulous characters! As a funloving adventurer, I just want to make everyone happy. I pride myself on knowing a little bit about everything. So if you're interested in learning more about my writing please stick around a while!
Tracking Your Energy and Creating Premade Content- 20 Days of Self Improvement
Some of you may be following along on my 100 day adventure to create better content that helps more people and become a better person. I’m writing this on the night of my 20th day working on the project. So far I’ve only missed one day of writing out my goals. But that doesn’t mean…
Video: How to Prepare for Nanowrimo- Preptober tips
It’s our favorite time of year: Preptober!I love making preptober content as much as I love planning novels- which is quite a bit! This year I’m releasing a whole series explaining the different steps it and give advice on how to plan/ plot or otherwise prepare for nanowrimo. If you don’t want to wait for…
Why Writing a Novel can Change Your Life.
What is the purpose of a novel? If most amazon self published listings only sell 100 copies in their lifetime then what was the point of the thousands of hours that were put into it? Well I think there is an answer as well as an argument. The reason why these books don’t sell very…
Setting a 10 Day Goal, and Making an Argument Against Influencers
I’ve always used ‘loose ends’ as a procrastination technique. “Oh I can’t write, the house is a mess and I haven’t filed my taxes.” That may not be the best example. But regardless, when I wrote out all the things I’d like to wrap up before launching into my first 10 day goal, something clearly…
In 100 Days I Will Have a Powerful Social Presence
It all ended with a trip to the ER. I had three panic attacks within 12 hours. My depression was literally trying to kill me. I was put into suicide watch as soon as they took me back. Every moment there was hell. Oregon isn’t known for it’s LGBT support in the ER and I…
In this Time of Uncertainty, I’m Committing
The sun is red and the sky is yellow grey. People in Portland Oregon are wearing gas masks (and not as a fashion statement). Lives around the world were upturned from the ‘Rona virus, Portland then stood its ground against the feds during the BLM protests which I live within a half mile of and…
Quincy’s Civil War
Explore Planet Merc, the place where all dreams go once they are discarded. Follow the journey of Quinn the ‘antagonist’ of World War Marlow and get his side of the story before the novels release.
Writing Trauma so Your Characters Lead Your Story
Have you ever sat back after writing and realized you don’t remember the hours passing? The characters had been leading themselves and may have changed where the plot was going. You might have to rewrite the ending but—oh this is going to be so much better now. I crave that feeling. By having a fully…
Tough Decisions Ahead- Overcoming the Anxiety (and many choices) of Self Publishing
So maybe you’ve made the tough decision to selfpublish. Wow. That right there already took so much mental energy. Now you also face the task ahead- getting your novel ready for publication. I used to sit and stare at my manuscript and wonder if it was ready. My phone’s glow would light up my face…
