Snow Day: A Winter Sonnet

Snow falls to the muddy ground. Icicles gather under the gutter. A squirrel stops without a sound, To hear the wind howl and mutter. ~ The clouds are gray, the earth is white. Snowflakes swim through the air, the squirrel dodges one and ducks out of sight. The sun peeks out with a white glare. …

How to Title Your Novel

So you're writing a novel. Or maybe you're simply planning your novel. But you can't figure out the right name for it. There could be so many titles! Should you use a short title or a long one? Should it incorporate the made up names you've created or would that be too confusing? How do …

Bookish Blog Tag

Hello, hello, everyone! Happy fourth of July!!! Today I have a tag that was created by one of my good Ydubber friends, Ryan Elizabeth! She has an epic blog, you should definitely check it out! Thanks for tagging me, Ryan! All right, let's do this tag!! THE RULES: Make sure you thank the blogger who …

The Nerdy Bookworm Tag! [Original Tag]

Happy first day of Summer!! At last, it has come! The world is still crazy. I like to read. I like to blog. Let's create a TAG!! Hello, everyone! Today I decided to make my own tag for the blogging community. And, of course, I decided to have it centered around books. Because why not? …

10 of My Favorite Books Ever (Outside My Genre)

Hello, there! Welcome to part 2 of my 10 of My Favorite Books Ever posts! This time we're going to be talking about 10 of my favorite books OUTSIDE of my genre. (So basically anything besides fantasy). #1: Adorning the Dark This. Book. Is. Phenomenal. Written by Andrew Peterson, the author of the Wingfeather Saga, …

10 of My Favorite Books Ever (In My Genre)

Hello, everyone! Today I'm going to be talking about 10 of my favorite books ever, inside of my genre (fantasy). This is going to be super fun, so be sure to stick around! All right. Let's jump right into it! #1: The Lord of the Rings + The Hobbit I think this one's obvious. 😉 …

Improve Description in Your Writing With These 3 Tips

Do you ever struggle writing description that keeps your reader’s attention? Would you like to be able to write beautiful, vivid descriptions that lay out a wonderful, fascinating scene before the people who are reading your story? Now, I’m not saying I’m a master at this and you aren’t! I’m still learning how to write …

Taking a Step Back (Updates and Rambles)

Hey, everyone. This post was not planned whatsoever. It may be a bit ramble-ish and jumbled, and for that I'm sorry. I'll get right into it. I don't know how long I've felt like this, but for quite a long time, I've felt like I've been in a writing stand-still. Nothing's really moving. I don't …

Top 5 Most Anxious Bookworm Moments

I really wanted to make another one of these, but I couldn't think of what it should be of. Then, I got the idea that sometimes there are some really anxious moments for bookworms! So here you go! I hope you enjoy! 1: When you're talking to a new friend, and you ask them if …

3 Reasons Why You May Not Have Time to Read

Picture this. There’s this book, sitting on your desk. You’ve managed to get through some of it, and you’d love to read more, but there’s just one problem. You just can’t read it. Maybe you’re always rushing from one activity to the next, or every time you pick up the book something distracts you, or …