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  • Living a Wild Bookish Life

    Living a Wild Bookish Life

    Happy Friday everyone! I’m making a big announcement on my Instagram page today and I thought I’d write a little blog post about what I’m trying to do. I’ll probably end up oversharing because I’m just that kind of person! If you don’t already know, I’m a bookstagrammer. A bookstagrammer is a person who dedicates…

  • Being a book blogger and being authentic

    I’ve been thinking a lot about authenticity lately. I think it might be because my Instagram following is getting bigger and I’m getting asked to read books and try new things and promote new products that aren’t related to books. I’m what people consider an “influencer” and while I’m super grateful for the point that…

  • How I failed NaNoWriMo

    There are no excuses. There are no excuses at all. But I failed regardless. I knew going into NaNoWriMo this year that my efforts in writing a novel would be fruitless. I assumed I’d make some good headway, but definitely no where near the end of the story. Sadly, I ended this month with the…

  • NaNoWriMo 2016 Update – Push

    I’m at 8,196 words right now. According to my NaNoWriMo tracker, I should be finished with my book by February. But even going against that number, I don’t feel in any way good about the progress that I’ve been making. And truly, it’s my own fault. I’ve stopped writing. I’ve got no excuses. My day…

  • NaNoWriMO 2016 Update – Decisions, decisions

    Challenges are always tough for me. It has something to do with my need to reach the end. Even in school while a deadline loomed over me, I struggled and stressed out by the fact that this paper needed to be X number of words or Y number of pages. Why couldn’t I say what…

  • NaNoWriMo 2016 – Introduction

    Happy November, everyone! I’m super excited about this one because I’ll be participating in National Novel Writing Month also known as NaNoWriMo. The month where you challenge yourself to write 50,000 words to your novel. I’m going to be writing my third book throughout NaNoWriMo. Yes, this would be my third time participating in the marathon…

  • This is the part where I tell you who I am

    It’s been a while since I’ve written in this blog. It’s mostly because I’ve abandoned it for greener pastures at Tumblr. But it’s also been a really long time since I’ve written anything. Why? Let me tell you a little truth because this is a universal truth and something you’ll probably face at some point…