GOD MET ME YESTERDAY by Jasmine Sayles The mere thought of shopping for Christmas sends unsettling chills down Holly’s spine, but she knows her mother wouldn’t want her to wallow away. She hops on the next available train: 2 pm. Hardly anyone is on it seeing as it’s the middle of the day, and she … Continue reading God Met Me Yesterday
On June 28th, I didn’t know what I had envisioned being a short story would turn into my second novel. After I fell in love with my main characters, I knew that the story must continue. And it did. I planned to discovery write along the way and learn more about my characters as time … Continue reading How I Wrote My Young Adult Novel
This month is Camp NaNoWriMo, which happens in April and July. It’s a less intense version of NaNoWriMo, where us writers come together to work on any writing project we want. This is my first time participating, and so far so good. My loose goal (I say loose because while it would be great to … Continue reading The End Is In Sight
Photo by Sebastian Voortman on Pexels.com You See Me Thank you, God, for seeing me For meeting me where I am and surrounding me For searching the deep depths of my heart and fine tuning me For loving me unconditionally and choosing me For giving me a purpose and sticking with me Thank you, God, … Continue reading You See Me
I did it! I ended National Novel Writing Month with 50,005 words! Oftentimes, being a writer comes with no accolades or rewards. That’s not why I do what I do, but I will admit it can get discouraging when everything I’m striving for is in the dark. This entire month, I was able to connect … Continue reading Week Three & Four NanoWriMo Wrap Up
It feels like National Novel Writing Month flew by because it's halfway through. The last time I spoke to you, the manuscript was around 25,000 words. Now, it's at roughly 32,000 words. I started Nano with a 19,000-word manuscript, which means I've added 13,000 words in just two weeks. I'm super proud of myself for … Continue reading Week Two NanoWriMo Wrap Up
At the start of the first week of NanoWriMo, my YA Contemporary novel was sitting at about 19,000 words. Now at the end of the week, my manuscript has 25,000 words. I'm 2,000 words shy of where I wanted to be by now, but I'm happy with the progress I have made. I'm in the … Continue reading Week One NanoWriMo 2021 Wrap Up
With Preptober well underway and National Novel Writing Month in the near distance, I thought it would be fun to discuss where my head is at with the both of them. Like I said in a previous blog post, I have returned to my love of reading. What I didn't say is I am also … Continue reading My 2021 Preptober and NanoWriMo Plans
Just recently, I performed my first-ever spoken word. I thought it would be fun to post it on the blog. Without further ado, here's: A Dream Deferred. Photo by Luis Quintero on Pexels.com I spent all night building a microwave out of a cardboard box and handed it to my mom. There was nothing she … Continue reading A Dream Deferred
If you didn’t know, Goodreads has a 2021 Reading Challenge where you can set how many books you want to read for the year. Just recently, I got back into reading consistently. I fell off of it for a while because of life, but I’ve enjoyed getting eBooks and audiobooks from my library as of … Continue reading What I’ve Been Reading
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