NaNoWriMo Check-In & Fun
NaNoWriMo week 2 is over and it’s time to evaluate how much fun you’re actually having. Because while writing is hard, it should also be fun.
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Sarah Hale’s Thanksgiving
We all celebrate Thanksgiving, but did you know that we have the children’s poet and essayist Sarah Hale to thank?
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NaNoWriMo Check-In & Self-Care
We’ve completed Week 1 of NaNoWriMo, so now it’s time to talk about self-care and why there should be no guilt or self-sabotage.
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Happy Halloween
May you all have a happy and safe Halloween! And, if you’re not too scared, read The Raven aloud at Midnight.
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Young Goodman Brown
I hope you enjoy this public domain reprint of one of the scariest short stories ever written that takes place during the Salem Witch Trials.
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Thank goodness for the public domain, especially when it comes to my favorite fall stories. So grab a cup of tea and reread The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, just in time for Halloween.
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Abhartach: The Celtic Vampire
Yes, there were vampires in Ireland and they inspired Bram Stoker’s famous novel Dracula.
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NaNoWriMo Preptober: Part 4 (2021)
NaNoWriMo is almost here and here’s the last Preptober post before all the words start flowing. Lots of links and freebies to make NaNo more fun!
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Elizabeth Marie Pope’s Perilous Gard
A brief introduction to the acclaimed YA author Elizabeth Marie Pope and her Newberry Honor novel The Perilous Gard.
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NaNoWriMo Preptober: Part 3 (2021)
Preptober Part 3 is all about using technology to help you plot and write your novel.
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Movie Review: The VVitch
The Halloween horror movie The Witch is a tense, psychological family drama. But the writing element I loved the most was the subtle-yet-powerful Inciting Incident that sets of a tragic chain of events that kept me watching until the bitter (and violent) end.
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NaNoWriMo Preptober: Part 2 (2021)
Part two of Preptober offers a list of resources for writers of all levels, and many of them are free!
