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• Unusual methods for better writing, part 2: Dungeons & Dragons

  September 11, 2023

  Sometimes it takes an unusual source of inspiration to kick that stubborn writer’s block to the curb. Check out the second in a series of articles sharing weird ways to improve your writing craft. It doesn’t matter how long you’ve been writing; every creative struggles with a mental… Read More

• Unusual methods for better writing, part 1: Google Slides outlines

  August 28, 2023

  Sometimes it takes an unusual source of inspiration to kick that stubborn writer’s block to the curb. Check out the first in a series of articles sharing weird ways to improve your writing craft. It doesn’t matter how long you’ve been writing; every creative struggles with a mental… Read More

• 5 powerful TED talks for storytellers

  August 17, 2023

  Looking for some inspiration that caters to storytellers? Here are a few of my favorite TED Talks to watch as a writer, author, and editor—you’ll thank me later. I have always loved TED Talks. Consuming content that is deep, intentional, and well-presented brings me much satisfaction and inspires… Read More

• Jane Austen fans: how to get to Stourhead Garden

  August 14, 2023

  For fans of the 2005 film adaptation of Austen’s beloved regency romance, Pride and Prejudice, this is one location you’ll want to be sure to add to your book-inspired adventuring bucket list. Read More

• ARC review for Every Dark Shadow by Sarah Zimm

  August 1, 2023

  BLURB “Orphan turned fugitive Ophelia Dannan has been safely hidden in the mortal world for four years, her memories and magic locked away from herself and the siphoning Gray King of Magus. A king whose armies hunt relentlessly for one source of pure magic that vanished with Ophelia.… Read More

• My first take on editorial work and AI

  May 30, 2023

  Though discussion involving AI (Artificial Intelligence) has been around for some time now, it has become a particularly hot topic over the last few weeks. The very last of my undergraduate courses that runs from May to June is also the very first class I’ve had wherein the… Read More

• The story of an old college car

  May 15, 2023

  A little over two years ago, an old white car sat in a rundown used dealership lot. It had an old battery, a broken jump seat, and the faint smell of cigarettes. A broke college student saw the listing online and ran to the dealer for a test… Read More

• Nothing is ever truly stagnant

  May 4, 2023

  What direction are you running in? It’s a bit surreal to realize that while I may still be enrolled in one last class and won’t receive my degree in the mail until June, I am essentially finished with my undergraduate degree. This comes after five years of (almost… Read More

• My research concerning the Russian-Ukrainian War

  April 24, 2023

  I’ve shared this project briefly on a few separate occasions, but linguistics have played a very large role in my undergraduate studies. Some of my coursework has included anthropological linguistics, varieties of English, sociolinguistics, linguistic researching methods, history of the English and its modern day usage, semantics, pragmatics,… Read More

• The hardest part of self-marketing

  April 10, 2023

  I’ve been creating advertisements, campaigns, exhibitions, and articles for years, not including my thousands of school assignments in the editing and publishing program. And yet, despite hearing lecture after lecture and reading article after article on top marketing tips, best practices, trends, etc., writing and creating all this… Read More