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Getting Introspective

I got sick twice during the month of June, and not THAT kind of sick; they were colds from being so on the go for so long, my body was forcing me to take a break. Twice, apparently. The same thing happened at Christmas if you read my post a few months ago. It’s theContinue reading “Getting Introspective”

Experiences and Contentment

At the moment of posting this, I have been living in another country for over three months. It has been a whirlwind of emotions and experiences. From making foreign friends, eating food I would never eat at home, and doing lots of touristy things whilst also making time for the study and work that I’mContinue reading “Experiences and Contentment”

Project #3/OFBB – Draft Two

Is there anything more satisfying than finishing a draft and being happy with it? I think it’s the most incredible feeling because finishing a draft and being unhappy with it is wretched. And that’s not to say there isn’t work to be done! If that last line comes when you’re in draft two (like me),Continue reading “Project #3/OFBB – Draft Two”

Project #2 – Major World-Building

At the beginning of March, I had a major chunk of time on my hands because I was busy sitting in quarantine after travelling to a new country where I’ll be residing for a little while. For seven days, I was sat in a hotel room with a television, my laptop, my phone, and myContinue reading “Project #2 – Major World-Building”

Blood on the Camera: A Metaphor for Reminding the Audience of Story Devices at Work

As you can see from the title, this one is a little less to do with novels, but it still has to do with stories, and that’s what we talk about here. We talk about tales and whilst I’m aiming to become an author, there was a time where I actually wanted to be aContinue reading “Blood on the Camera: A Metaphor for Reminding the Audience of Story Devices at Work”

The Importance of Creative Outlets

So much of what we consume is art. A television series, a film, video games, books, puzzles, trips to the museum. We, as human beings, constantly surround ourselves with art that other people have produced, and that’s really beautiful. We look to these sources of creativity, and we absorb it into our own lives toContinue reading “The Importance of Creative Outlets”

Year Review: 2021

Here we are in the New Year. 2021 was promised to be a better year than 2020, and whilst I’m not sure that was entirely achieved, I still think it’s possible to find some positives that this past year has held. Whether those positives come from something personal or something global, something you achieved orContinue reading “Year Review: 2021”

Project #3 – First Draft

I did say it wasn’t going to be long before Project #3 was out of its first draft, and here we are. It’s been a couple of weeks, and a few days ago, I decided the first draft of OFBB was complete. First drafts are rough, they’re messy, often incoherent, they might lack some substance,Continue reading “Project #3 – First Draft”

NaNoWriMo 2021 – How It Went

Long time, no see! It’s been over a month since I last posted because I’ve been dedicating every second I have to NaNoWriMo, and now here I am again to tell you how it all went. So, how did things go during NaNoWriMo 2021? Well, things went phenomenally well because my final word count isContinue reading “NaNoWriMo 2021 – How It Went”

NaNoWriMo 2021

So, for a lot of writers out there, November can be a pretty big month, and that’s because of this NaNoWriMo thing. For those of you who might not know, this is an event that takes place every year where authors try to write 50,000 words in one month. This can be in the formContinue reading “NaNoWriMo 2021”