Good morning everyone! Welcome back to my deep dive discussion of The Hunger Games. I wanted to go into something a little more analytical this week. Something to focus my brain before I charge into some of the more personal and emotional topics of the next few weeks. My sleep schedule is a wreck, soContinue reading “Lets Analyze The Hunger Games Chapter 11-15”
Category Archives: Writing Advice
Tropes Bad? PSA/Mini Rant
If you’ve ever been a young aspiring author who’s obsessed with Youtube like me, you’ve probably come across one of those videos with a title like “20 Tropes Publishers are TIRED of Seeing,” “20 Ways NOT to Start a Book,” or “20 Clichés to AVOID in Writing.” They usually meet one or more of theContinue reading “Tropes Bad? PSA/Mini Rant”
How Are Well Written Evil Characters Done? Let’s Discuss
Hi. Hey. Hello. My weekly post is a day late, but this time I have an even better excuse than Elden Ring. At least, I think having to hide in a basement from southern weather is a solid one. Anyway, now that I can turn my computer back on, free from worry that she’ll getContinue reading “How Are Well Written Evil Characters Done? Let’s Discuss”
My Creative Process Waffle #1
As I sit, what’s happened over the last few days still feels a bit too surreal. After all these years of writing, I have finally finished a first draft. For some it may seem like an easy feat; for others it may seem impossible. For me it just doesn’t feel real. Once I finished IContinue reading “My Creative Process Waffle #1”
Sometimes You Just Have to Rewrite (And What Can Happen If You Don’t)
Many a successful author has begun a book series with the intent of that first book being a standalone novel only to find there is more to tell. I recently stumbled across this very revelation in my own book, and it was quite an overwhelming but exciting feeling. Whether it’s the success of the firstContinue reading “Sometimes You Just Have to Rewrite (And What Can Happen If You Don’t)”
My Break Free from Self Insert Characters and Fanfiction
We were all self-absorbed teenagers once, and it is likely if you’ve written fanfiction, at least one of them featured you at the center. After all, didn’t we all sit around wishing we could join our favorite characters in their world? I think for some of us, a lot of the reason we got hookedContinue reading “My Break Free from Self Insert Characters and Fanfiction”
Writing My World 