Throne Of Glass (Series Review)

  Author: Sarah J. Maas My Rating: All. The. Stars. This is a series review for all of the Throne of Glass books, and I need to start by saying I just learned the last book in the series will not be out until May 2018. I'm dying. Before I begin, please note, I have spent…

The Chapter Outline Continues

I didn't blog yesterday, or Saturday, for a very good reason. Guys, I was busting my brain trying to finish my chapter outline by the end of April. Sadly, I did not succeed. *Insert tears of defeat* I'm actually not sad or the least bit upset about it. Of course I would love to be…

The Art of Subplots

Remember that last post where I mentioned my goal of outlining my whole book by the end of April? Yeah...that was before I began working on my subplots. I mean, I've had ideas for subplots. You know, characters with back stories, problems, etc. However, I never developed them like I probably should have until now.…

WIP Update

(FYI: For those who don't know, "WIP" stands for "work in progress." Not sure if this is a universal acronym yet, or just a popular hashtag on Twitter.) This week was slow to say the least. Honestly, I was feeling really uninspired. Usually I don't let that stop me from writing, but outlining tends to be…

The Pressure of Avoiding Cliches

I get it. Really, I do. Cliches are, well...cliche. A pretty, strong heroine confused in a love triangle, a suppressing government, the evil president of said government who has no motives other than an intense hunger for power, the sexy first love who has a deep, dark mysterious background; there are tons of cliches we writers…

My New Favorite Outlining Method

I have been outlining my book for almost a year, and like the book I began writing prior to this one, I outlined through chapter three/four(ish), then hit a wall. For some reason, at this stage I find myself analyzing details, changing the ending of the novel every time I come back to the outline,…

It’s OK to Dream Big

I'm part of a fabulous, large writing community on social media. I adore each and every one of them and how they positively pollute my news feed with the energy I need to sometimes stay motivated when the writing gets tough. If it wasn't for these like-minded, determined, artistic individuals who love literature and writing as…

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

    Book: Fangirl Author: Rainbow Rowell My rating: ...Meh (see the very bottom of the post for my overall review, spoiler free) Disclaimer: I listened to the audiobook while at work, and my video was cut short by maybe fifteen minutes. Since I didn't care for the book too much, I never cared about what happened…

A Change of Pace & Novel Update

It has been a while since I blogged. I tried running a lifestyle blog while writing a novel... it didn't work. I discovered that in order to run a lifestyle blog you have to actually do things. Frivolous spending doesn't happen for me anymore, making it difficult to do things worth blogging about. Except for the occasional…