Here's why writing retreats work: they allow you to focus on nothing but the story. There's no distraction, no responsibilities, nothing. Just the chance to sit and write. For me, because I was there to write (and I was paying for it), that was all I wanted to do. There was never a time where I thought about turning on Netflix or wished I could do something else. If anything, it boosted my creativity and my productivity. It was magical. That being said, you do have to actually... write. ...
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Event Reviews
I'm always looking for new writing experiences to learn more and push myself! Every event has taught me more about writing and myself. I've added links to each event so you can go directly to the source if you're interested in this experience for yourself! Note: no one asked me for a review, and I'm not making any money or anything off these! I'm genuinely just sharing my own personal experiences. More to come: ...
Published Works
2025 2024 2022 2021 The true story of my proposal, "Someday," was published in the anthology How I Met My Other: True Engagements, Forever Love! Check out the website here for more information! 2020 ...
Novels
Currently Querying: Mother Made of Starlight an adult magical realism / contemporary fantasy novel about family, grief, and love MOTHER MADE OF STARLIGHT (85k) follows a jaded twenty-seven-year-old musician who returns to her magical hometown to care for her grandmother and unexpectedly falls for her former high school best friend, but unless she confronts her childhood grief over the mother she lost to magic, she'll sabotage her chance at love and happiness. Work In Progress: A ...
About
I was about four years old when I received my first notebook. All I could really do was create wavy lines and pretend they were stories. I graduated to tiny pink squiggles, then moved on to simply writing the alphabet in random order, and during the sixth grade, wrote my first actual short story about a fairy named Tika. By the time I reached college, I had written about two completed manuscript drafts, had dozens of ideas jotted down, and had no idea what to study in college. Did I have to ...
