A Young Writer's Blog
Okay, guys. I hath been nominated by Keziah at keziahe.home.blog to do this book tag. Thanks, Keziah! Everyone, I've never done a book tag before so *hides* if I do something wrong don't kill me! All right, here we go. This'll be fun! THE RULES: • Thank the person who nominated you• Answer all the … Continue reading Behind the Blogger Book Tag (My First Book Tag!)
If you are a beginning writer, welcome to the writing club! You are awesome! Keep at it! Don’t give up. Yeah, so this is kind of a post for beginning writers, but even if you have been writing for like 3+ years, that’s okay. You can keep reading. Who knows, you may still pick up … Continue reading Why You Shouldn’t Feel Pressure as a Beginning Writer
On the golden sands of the wide beach, and on the soft dirt of the little bay, the tide rises and the tide falls, in its very own special way. Using the moon as its magnet, up on the land the waves come and lay, and then back once more into the deep sea, so … Continue reading Poem: The Moving Tide
This post is not going to be a funny post. Well, maybe it is. My point is, it’s not going to be as funny as the bookworm ones. So don’t be sad about that. Okay, moving on… Reading is IMPORTANT. It’s important for writers as well as important for non-writers. Unfortunately, I don’t have time … Continue reading Three Reasons Why Reading Great Books is Important as a Writer
Just as Jered thought that the battle was complete and they had succesfully driving out the Ocpots from their home, a monstrous form walked into the building. It was cloaked and hooded, and power resonated from it. Some of the Ocpots followed it back into the building. For the majority of the battle Jered and … Continue reading Novel Snippet: A Silence in the Shadows: Ath’s Attack + Exciting Announcement!!
Yes. This time it’s embarrassing writer moments. Let’s go. 😉 1: When someone is talking to you normally and then you get a writing idea. You leap straight into the air, yelling in excitement, and rush away to find a piece of paper to write it down on, leaving the other person confused in mid-sentence. … Continue reading Top 5 Embarrassing Writer Moments
The branches move and sway. A squirrel comes out to play. The sun begins to rise without a sound. The light plays out onto the ground. The birds rise and begin to sing. Foxes come out and see the beautiful spring. The breeze brings the mice out of their home. They chatter and run and … Continue reading Poem: Groggy Forest
Yes. The title explains all. For this weeks post, I am going to rant about the clichés common in fantasy novels that I find are highly irritating. Oh boy this is gonna be fun! Alright let’s get down to business. Cliché #1: The Orphan Taran from Chronicles of Prydain, Will from Ranger’s Apprentice, Rey from … Continue reading Three Clichés Common in Fantasy Novels That I Absolutely Hate
I saw the reply to my submission email. Anxiously, heart fluttering in my chest, I clicked it open. I was rejected. They thought my theme was nice, but the writing was too much telling and not showing, and the characters needed development. YAY!! You may not think this is the time to celebrate. I mean, … Continue reading How I Dealt With My First Rejection + Rejected Short Story
Haha okay I’m not going to go as in depth as Marsh-Mella-Man in my cartoon, but today I just wanted to talk about the subject of how to flesh out a novel idea into a chapter by chapter outline. Ready? (This idea is going to be really cringy but I’m not going to take forever … Continue reading In-Depth Outlining
