"I have found that the happiest people are those who do the most for others." ~ Booker T. Washington Projects Old and New (and butterflies too!) Hello, hello Reader!! The second semester is in full swing for all us students, which means being insanely busy (heh heh) and also the fact it's exactly seven days till I get the wrap on whether or not I got accepted into the middle-grade anthology. 🤪 But I don't want to just lie around twiddling my fingers before I can get you a proper announcement...
2 months ago • 4 min read
"Fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth." ~ Albert Camus I have a confession to make... (a good one) Greetings and salutations Reader!! I'm just back from CWW (aka Crazy Writing Week, which you can learn more about here ) *cue exhausted gasping for breath* ......wherein I drafted a certain project you shall hear about farther down and was also privileged to be a member of the winning team!!! I can't say I exactly got to an outstanding word count, but it was still an incredible...
3 months ago • 3 min read
"It is only when we are no longer fearful, that we begin to create." ~ J.M.W. Turner In Which I Answer Questions Well, hello there Reader!! I know, I don't usually wake you up in the middle (well technically the end) of the month, but I have a special interview for you all.... *cue drumroll* ...in which I answer questions!!!! from my friend Maya Pawley for this thing going around called the Sunshine Blogger Awards. Thanks so much for nominating me, Maya!! (pssst, and here's the link to her...
4 months ago • 2 min read
"Write without fear, edit without mercy." ~ Anonymous WHY the Rebel Writer??? Merry early Christmas Reader!! I hope you're having a wonderful December (except when, like me, you have school to catch up on, in which case it partly drudgery 😒) You mayyyy have been wondering why on earth I called my newsletter "The Rebel Writer". Don't worry, it's a lot less complicated than you might think. 😜Christian writers who base their stories on truth are pretty much rebels in the culture's eyes. I love...
4 months ago • 3 min read
"I wrote my first novel because I wanted to read it." ~ Toni Morrison In Which I Review My Friend's Book! Hello Reader! I hope this email finds you well today 💖 I'm pretty excited because this is my first EVER author email. I'm still getting used to the system so the newsletter might look a bit different over the next few months.... I hope you'll bear with me as I figure everything out 😅 I'd love to know how you like it and any feedback you have! Writing Updates ✒️ Recently I had the chance...
5 months ago • 3 min read