Old Writing Sample!
I said I would share some of my writing for my prospective horror anthology so here it is! Aptly named Love Bites this is a very short story I submitted during my second year of my undergraduate degree.
Procrastinating/My Other Story Ideas
Recently I’ve been thinking about anthologies in horror. I think when it comes to the written horror genre, it can be a little more difficult to truly frighten your reader. The stakes need to be raised somehow; in a book characters are more durable because they have to be.
Books from my life that have stuck with me
I was recently thinking about books that have left a lasting impact on my life. I made a really big list so I’ll only go over my personal highlights and favorites. I separated these by the era of school I was in, and honestly I was a little surprised by what I found!
Book Review: The House of My Mother
This past week I listened to the audiobook version of Shari Franke’s The House of My Mother: A Daughter’s Quest for Freedom and now I will review it.
The Magic of the Horrifying English Class Short Story
I’m having a great day out with a friend of mine who I’ve known since I was 12. We’re having an excellent time; exploring a new city, getting lunch, and dipping in and out of book stores. The only thing is, we can’t stop talking about “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell.
Book Review: Rouge by Mona Awad
It’s surrealist, psychedelic, and such a joy to read.
Methods of Finding New Books to Read
All this to say that the age of the BookTuber seems to be over, leading to the rise of TikTok.
Book Review: A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher
I didn’t mean to have two reviews back to back but that’s just how my reading has been going lately. Last night I finished A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher and now I’ll review it! Spoiler warning. I have a lot of mixed feelings regarding
Book Review: Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors
As I struggle to get out of my reading slump I am happy to say that I finished the book I bought to accomplish this task, Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors. Now I will review it! Spoiler warning as I’ll talk about several plot points. I had a
Audiobooks and Reading Slumps
Fun fact I realized that if I post my excerpt on my blog there’s a chance it could get flagged for plagiarism on the final assignment, so I am going to email my lecturer and ask if that’s possible before posting it. I might just have to cite
Struggling to Pitch my WIP and Anxiety Surrounding it
This is based on true events that happened today! It was the first day of class in the new semester and so I now have a new lecturer. While he has seen our dissertation proposals he wanted us to explain our story ideas to him ourselves. Immediately, I was very
My Current Work-in-Progress And My Pinterest Boards For It!
It’s been a minute since I last posted. I had a huge assignment due this past week and had to focus all my attention on that for obvious reasons, but I am done now! Genuinely was the biggest assignment I have ever worked on, it ended up being around