Know the Novel – Part Three: Words Written // A Writer’s Tag

We've made it, friends! A season of frenzied writing has come to a close, and as golden days shift to the soft hues of winter, it's time to take a breath and celebrate everything we've accomplished. Who else is in shock that December is here? The final month of 2023, friends! It's mindblowing. But whatever this year looked like for you, please take time to remember everything you did. Every word, every step forward is worth celebrating. Life is not about reaching the finish lines but ever moving forward. That is the true win. For the third and final part…

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Know the Novel – Part Two: Within the WIP // A Writer’s Tag

We've made it to November! And that means Part 2 of the Know the Novel 3-part tag is HERE. Hello, my fellow writers! November is usually a big month in the writing community. Whether you're diving into NaNoWriMo or another writing event today or have reached the halfway point for FicFrenzy (but seriously, how are we halfway there already??), I hope the creativity is flowing, the words are coming, and, most importantly, you're having fun. Writing can be...exhausting. But it can also be such an exhilarating venture, and I hope you don't let the overwhelm of it bog you down…

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Know the Novel – Part One: Introduction // A Writer’s Tag

Happy October, my friends! My favorite time of the year is at last here, and alongside the cooling temperatures and excuses to drink copious amounts of cozy warm drinks comes, for many of us, the season of writing! Fall is renowned (at least amid the writing community) for its great writing challenges—NaNoWriMo, King's Daughter's Writing Camp, Fiction Frenzy, etc. There is just something about the fall weather that brings that itch for writing. As such, six years ago I created a 3-part tag that offers the community a chance to invite their readership into the writing process and take a…

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The Trope Tag // A Battle Against the Tropes

Story tropes—those endless things we all have varying degrees of opinions on. Some we love, some we hate. But what if we pitched them against one another in a great battle of preferences?? I'll be honest, I love talking about tropes and discussing my favorites vs. the ones I'd like to see dive into a black hole never to be seen from again. - ahem - Tropes can definitely give us bookdragons some pretty strong feelings, can't they? We all have some we'd far prefer which is why I'm so excited about today's post. The absolute delight and genius that…

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The March Muchness Tag

March Muchness continues on in all its mad glory, and today I'm coming to at last answer the questions to the official March Muchness blog tag! If you missed it, I'm throwing an Alice in Wonderland party all month long to celebrate my 11th blogiversary and launching my newsletter. Buuut it's mostly just an excuse to fangirl about one of my favorite stories of all time. Does one ever really need a reason to give Wonderland some proper love?? One part of March Muchness has been a BLOG TAG. And not just any ol' simple tag, but a Wonderland themed…

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March Muchness // Wonderland Blog Tag, Bookstagram Challenge, & More!

O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay! I come to you on this first day of March with a most delightful announcement of goodness and fun. And I. AM. EXCITED! March is one of my absolute favorite months. Though I'm a huge fan of winter, there is something exhilarating about seeing the world slowly come back into bloom after the cold stillness of February. March just makes me happy, and to add an extra dose of happiness for this particular March, I'm doing something special! In honor of recently launching a newsletter and the Discord server to go with it (titled, of…

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Fantasy Month Blog Tag {2020}

Today I’m joining in on the #FantasyMonth blog tag, and oooh boy, are these questions fun! If you missed it… The illustrious Jenelle Schmidt is hosting February is Fantasy Month over on her blog. It’s a big ol’ celebration of fantasy for ALL the month of February. And is there anything better??? This year the theme is World Building and Fantasy Creatures. Jenelle already has some fabulous posts on those subjects up on her blog, and there is sooo much more to come. Plus a MASSIVE giveaway! You can check out THIS POST for all the details on that. There’s…

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