Huh, well that didn’t go as planned – DM log

Hi all, I've been DMing a few sessions here and there for friends and family, and I finally decided I'd start logging a few notes from them. Logging D&D adventure stories are weird, because so many hilarious hijinks happen, but you really have to have been there to get it most of the time. Nevertheless, …

Log #17: (Spring 2019) Poetry for Finals-Related Stress Relief

Hi all, Somehow it's become a kind of tradition around here for me to share some of my favorite poetry that I read during the past school semester. My finals are in the coming week, and I think one of the best stress relievers is poetry - it's just nice to sit and read something …

Writing Update – I’ve been revising for 84 years and also character names

Hi all, It has been, as I say every time, a while since my last writing update. That's mostly because there hasn't been a whole lot of new news. But. Huh. Hm. I started writing draft 3 of a book I've talked about for a while here - you know the fantasy one that I …

The Littlest Leaf – Poem

Hi all, My finals are over! I survived! And with that, I can now again focus more time on writing. Or, well, writing what I want as opposed to what a professor wants. I've been going through all the poems I've written in the past few years since I started writing poetry, mulling over what …

Log #16: Poetry! And Finals! But mostly Poetry!

Hi all, As you may know or not know, I recently took a poetry class. As I'm near the end of the term and prepping for finals, I went through lots of the poetry I wrote this semester. It was kind of a surreal experience, because I can clearly see my progress. When I first …

Tropes That Are Actually Garbage.

Hi all, I've recently been thinking about tropes a lot - particularly ones that I don't think anyone realizes are actually terrible. May they be masks for lazy writing, problematic, or just straight-up nonsensical, I think we can all agree that we've all come across elements in a story or two that make us go: Here …

Log #15: Current Writing and Current Reads!

Hi all, So last post was...um. Hectic. I was in a weird state of mind, to say the least. I think I'm okay now - or at least on the way to getting it together. Thank you for indulging in my venting. Additionally, I thought maybe I should mention this in case any of you …

Log #14: Everything is Fine! *cough*

Raise your hand if you're completely and utterly mentally done with school. Raise your hand if the idea of ending school is too scary. Raise your hand if you regret most of your decisions these days. Ha! I caught you, all you three-handed people! *basks in the sheer unhinged and nonsensical state my mind has …

Tips for Writing Essays

Hi all, So with school starting back up, I thought I'd share some of my tips on how to write essays for school. No, nothing on creative writing today, just some cold, hard torture mind exercise, known as homework. So part of the reason I wanted to major in and pursue a career in English …

Camp NaNo 2018 – Wrap-Up: Long Time, No See.

Hi all, So hi. How are you? I feel like we don't get to talk much these days - how's your week? Okay, to cut the crap, I'm sorry I've been gone for...was it 2, 3 weeks? I was so incredibly busy, and it's entirely my fault that I didn't look ahead at my schedule …