writing
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Hollywood: Another Upmarket Idea
Apart from inspiring me in my fantasy writing, watching the Dune movie has done the strangest thing. It has inspired another upmarket romance book in the vein of AILEY OSE. You see, most times when agents try to get book deals for their clients, if the client is a prolific writer, the agents try to… Continue reading
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The Scary Part of Writing ADOBS 4 – And Revision Update
This post continues directly from the last one! My main fear now, or what I’m most intimidated by writing a fourth book in the ADOBS-verse, is the DETAILS. Oh my gosh. I was so excited about this new idea that I almost went straight to creating an outline for the book, even amid revising book… Continue reading
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A Desert of Bleeding Sand… Book 4?
An exciting update (mostly exciting to me!) for a project I foresee myself writing in this year. I’ve been worried about getting the writing bug. Like literally fretting that I might want to write another book! Like many other writers, I get the frequent story ideas that flit in randomly and make me shimmy excitedly… Continue reading
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A Privileged Life of Stories
I love when blog ideas just drop into my mind like this. I woke up the morning after Thanksgiving (though we don’t have Thanksgiving over here) and was in that blissful half-asleep, half-awake state, feeling grateful for my life. I tweeted the below and when it got some engagements, I kinda needed to expand on… Continue reading
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Why I Don’t Participate In NaNoWriMo
Wait! Don’t get me wrong. I have nothing against NaNoWriMo. In fact I support it and bristle to know there are NaNo-snobs out there talking down on the event! I also encourage anyone planning to participate to read this article on how to tackle the famous National Novel Writing Month. With November now here, writers… Continue reading
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100k Words On ADOBS 3!
Can you believe it! I have crossed the 100k word mark on A Desert of Bleeding Sand 3!!! I can’t believe this is a book I started off terrified to write only 3+ weeks ago. The thought of this makes me pretty emotional because I remember writing those first words and thinking ‘you know you’re… Continue reading
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Practical Reasons I Write Fast
The more pieces of ourselves we put on social media, the more we realize how the general world view those pieces/processes. I’ve been writing for years, but before I joined the online writing communities, I never shared anything about my writing. (There was no one around me to share with so it was just this… Continue reading
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A Desert of Bleeding Sand 3
Today, the 20th of July, I wrote the first two chapters of book 3 in the ADOBS series! (Although these chapters were about 800 words in total.) I actually have a title, but now that I’m on subs with book 1, I think it’s better to hold off on declaring book 3’s title hehe. I… Continue reading
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When Not To Take Feedback
Happy July! The best month ever! Grateful 🙏🏼 General updates: I’ll be going on submissions with A Desert of Bleeding Sand hopefully soon! I’ve started reading again. I read 2 books in June, and have 2 I’m ‘nursing’. (Like characters nurse their drinks in books). Reading without the feeling that I’m racing to hit a… Continue reading
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Remember Daisy Jones? Meet Ailey!
Daisy Jones & The Six did a real number on me. After reading it, I couldn’t stop thinking about it. I loved the format and how the recounts sometimes flowed, how it sometimes clashed, and how it gave us a unique type of POV into characters that I came to absolutely adore. I also lovedddd… Continue reading
About Me
I hold a BA in Mass Communication, had worked as a journalist, and currently freelance as a writer for lifestyle websites. When I’m not writing or reading, I love savoring nature, listening to music, and amateur photography.