literary

  • Reclaimed Snippets Part 3: Becoming a Spy

    Another month, another reclaimed snippet. We’ve reached the part of my novel where I’m making some pretty significant changes to the course of events, and I’m really excited about where it’s going. In the snippet below, I had my rebel… Continue reading

    Reclaimed Snippets Part 3: Becoming a Spy
  • Reclaimed Snippets Part 2: Magic Lights

    This month, I’ve got another piece from my WIP Wilderlands that I’ve removed during edits. Like last month’s piece on Willow’s experience with indoor plumbing, this snippet is a chunk of worldbuilding that no longer fits where it was written.… Continue reading

    Reclaimed Snippets Part 2: Magic Lights
  • Reclaimed Snippets: Still Chuggin’ Away

    I keep hoping to get back into monthly blog updates, but so far just haven’t had the capacity to keep up a blog. I’ve been working away at my WIP, Wilderlands, in the background. I decided to apply for the… Continue reading

    Reclaimed Snippets: Still Chuggin’ Away
  • Reflecting on a Hectic Year

    I’m still really struggling right now, so blog posts have felt like too much, but I’m bound and determined to get this reflection on 2025 done before the end of January. There’s so much that I want to say—that I… Continue reading

    Reflecting on a Hectic Year
  • On Worldbuilding

    How do you world-build in your stories? Do you write vast, magical landscapes, unlike anything in our world? Or do you make subtle changes that become apparent in bits and pieces? When I first started writing as a lonely pre-teen,… Continue reading

    On Worldbuilding