writing

I'm Rewriting My Novel

I shared this post on my Instagram the other day and wanted to make it blog official as well: I'm rewriting my completed manuscript...

Five Things To Avoid When Writing Your First Book

On Monday, I wrote about five of the things I learned writing my first book that I wish I'd known earlier. I'm following that article up...

Five Things I Learned Writing My First Book That I Wish I'd Known Earlier

I started writing my first book sometime in 2019. Here it is, 2022, and I'm still in final edits, preparing to query this summer. When I...

My Dog Won't Live Forever

Last week life happened, and I lost my footing. A little over a week ago, I noticed Edward do this weird shiver thing. It was quick, a...

Monsters as My Safe Place: On Processing Trauma by Creating Things that Go Bump in the Night

CW: sexual trauma This is the last of my four-part series on astrology, writing, and creativity (read parts one, two, and three). To be...

Writing While Traumatized: Horror, History, and the Healing Powers of Genre-Blending

CW: sexual trauma I love gothic literature and old horror movies. My favorite books are still Wuthering Heights and Dracula. Two of my...

Writing Horror Against My Will: How Astrology Helped Me Make Peace with My Own Jekyll and Hyde

This is part two in a series of articles on the intersection of astrology, writing, and learning about myself as a creative. Spend a...

How I Used Astrology to Write (and Complete) My Book

This post is the first in a three-part series that brings together three topics that are important to me: astrology, writing, and...