Studying the Craft
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I HAVE BEEN EDITING
Yes. You read that correctly. I have actually been editing my work. And it’s like exercising: when I’m doing it, I can’t remember why I’m so resistant to it. I’m still working on the fourth draft of Rini & Butler,… Continue reading
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2023 is halfway done.
The last post I made was ironically a “it has been a while” post. Since then, I have gone through some significant life changes. For the better. I won’t be returning to daily posts just yet, but I would like… Continue reading
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Refining Plot—What do I look for?
I don’t know if there’s a particular process for this, and so all I rely on is what I’ve been doing and any feedback on the plot from readers. Often, a lot of the plot for what I’m writing has… Continue reading
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My first “Exegetical” Essay—Still don’t quite know what it means (Year 1)
She’s written a lot, the penner of legendaries. But now her quota is a Romance. Polaris has never written a Romance, having always turned her nose up at them. Now she’s been ordered to complete one and is given a… Continue reading
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Going through my notes
Sometimes I’ll go through my notes to kind of catch up on what I’ve forgotten. I have a file called “Waiting Bay” for new ideas that are yet to be sorted or played around with. Problem is, I have terrible… Continue reading
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Writing writing writing
I’ve been writing. I HAVE BEEN WRITING. It feels good. I’ve been focusing on DW whilst I think about how to go about fixing A Woman’s Conquest. The DW series is the one I’m most scared of because it’s one… Continue reading
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Today is a Writing Day, I Can Feel It
I have a lot on the agenda this week, but I can feel that I’ll be writing a lot today. It’s almost like the feeling of anxiety, but it’s a mixture of fear and excitement, and all I think about… Continue reading
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The “Creative” Piece I didn’t Submit …
This piece was an experimental piece that I was working on, and reading it back (I forgot it even existed), reminds me of how much my mental health was worse off when I wrote it. It laid my thoughts and… Continue reading
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Assessment Task 1: Literature Review
Note: this was the second literature review that I’d ever written (I failed the first one when I was studying social work at UQ). For some more context, I rewrote the entire essay the day off. I didn’t realise there… Continue reading
Hopfield is Writing 