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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.

  • NYC Midnight’s Short Story Contest
  • Inked Voices
  • National Novel Writing Month

More to come:

  • Writer’s Digest Conference
  • Personal Retreat at Highlights Foundation
  • Author Mentor Match
  • SmokeLong Quarterly’s March Micro Marathon

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Hi! I'm a fantasy novelist. Here you'll find my short published works, a description of my current projects, and any upcoming announcements. Feel free to peruse my work and help yourself to my freebies, or sign up for my monthly newsletter for what I've learned about the nebulous and intricate world of writing!

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dianaceewrites

✨Fantasy MG, YA, & Adult and CNF Author
📓Lifelong notebook collector
👑secret Disney princess

I love looking back, reflecting on how far I’ve I love looking back, reflecting on how far I’ve come, and marveling at the past, but I think it’s just as important to look forward, too. 

#tenyearsfromnow #whereiwanttobe #dreamingagain
So excited to read this cozy delight @wrenjoneswri So excited to read this cozy delight @wrenjoneswrites !! 

In case anyone was wondering, an octopus was the closest dinosaur related item I could find 😂

#cozybooks #cozyfantasyreads #sapphicbooks
It makes you wonder what other little moments from It makes you wonder what other little moments from your past come full circle, doesn’t it? 🌸

#creativenonfictionwriting #writermomsofinstagram #momswhowrite
How I’m writing these days: 1) aesthetic vibe v How I’m writing these days:

1) aesthetic vibe video 
2) laptop 
3) WIP journal (w/pen)
4) writer’s companion notenook
5) stickers 
6) cozy drink 

#writingvibes❤ #writingtime📝 #workinprogress✨
So close to my ultimate goals, and yet, so far. Bu So close to my ultimate goals, and yet, so far. But I’m an optimist by nature, and I think 2026 will be a good year for me. I accepted a long time ago that I was going to keep writing no matter what, and that’s the plan 📝

#yearinreview2025 #writinggoals
This is the second year I made a vision board alon This is the second year I made a vision board alongside of @writtenbysky, and it was so fun! I have very specific visions of what I want to do this year as well as a major change— we’re moving— and I’m looking to find the adventure in all of it. 

#visionboard #2026goals❤️ #writergoals📝
My first draft of Teeth, my YA dark romantasy with My first draft of Teeth, my YA dark romantasy with murder mystery elements, is done ✨🥀

I started writing Teeth in June with nothing more than a first line, and 87k words and four notebooks later, I’ve got one hell of a story on my hands. 

Vibes: 
🥀dark forest 
🐺shapeshifter monsters 
✨Star-crossed lovers 
♥️all the yearning 
🗝️complicated mother-daughter relationships 

#firstdraftdone #wip #amwritingyafantasy
My best friend created, BY HAND, the most beautifu My best friend created, BY HAND, the most beautiful and personalized writing notebook and companion ever created 😭😭😭 She told me I would cry when I opened it, and it took less than a second for me to open the cover and start to bawl. @chroniclesofcourn , you’re the best, and I don’t know what I’d do without you ❤️

#bestieforlife #writersnotebook #writersnotebooks #writingproject #writerbesties
A Christmas letter from me to me and anyone who ne A Christmas letter from me to me and anyone who needs to hear it ✨

#writingdreamsintoreality #dreamersanddoers #dontgiveuponyourdreams
My husband’s lumberjack moment makes me giggle 🥰 (he cracked up when I showed him too) 

#christmasvibes❤️ #christmascheer🎄 #booksandchristmastrees #violetthistlewaiteisnotavillainanymore #cozyfantasyreads
I may have zoomed to 150% this week 😅 #writing I may have zoomed to 150% this week 😅

#writingprobs #zoomingin #nearsightedproblems
My first line of the first Writing Advent Calendar My first line of the first Writing Advent Calendar prompt! It’s too long to share, and still a bit rough, but I planned on writing about how I made Christmas cookies after my first date with my husband, but instead it turned out to be more of a reflection on my grandmother’s Christmas Eve. That’s what I love about writing— you’ll never know what you’ll discover along the way. 

#cnfwriters #writingpromptsforfun
Today’s #writerpit is the perfect time to celebr Today’s #writerpit is the perfect time to celebrate my latest project! A YA romantasy/murder mystery, MOTHERS & MONSTERS is ONE DARK WINDOW x ONCE UPON A BROKEN HEART 

If you like…. 
✨Star-crossed lovers 
🥀Secret identities 
✨”Who did this to you?” 
🥀Yearning
✨Monstrous mothers, feminine rage, and celebration of power 

…then this is for you. 🥀

#yaromantasy #novelpitch #fantasywritersofig
That’s what two manuscript projects at once will That’s what two manuscript projects at once will do 😅 no wonder I’m so tired though, honestly 

#amrevisingfantasy #amwritingyafantasy #kindabusy #sorryicanthearyou #hustlingmoms
If I’m writing, she’s snuggling 😂 #writing If I’m writing, she’s snuggling 😂

#writingwithacat #catprobs😸 #instagramvsreality #writerprobs
I usually go to TJ Max and find my yearly planner I usually go to TJ Max and find my yearly planner there, but every once in a while I ask for a nice one for Christmas (this is a predesigned bullet journal planner!). I’m wondering if there’s a traditional planner out there that supports creative endeavors… or even a bookish themed planner?? That would be SO lovely 🥰

If you have any planner recs, let me know! 

#planners #writerlife #bookishbuys
3 MORE DAYS!! 🥀 ~Thank you to Haley Bono & Eig 3 MORE DAYS!! 🥀

~Thank you to Haley Bono & Eight Moons Publishing for an advanced readers copy in exchange for a review!~

A YA romantasy where the FMC is a spunky 17 year old willing to do anything to save her sister? I’m in. One of my favorite parts about the novel is that Lottie isn’t afraid to take big risks to save her sister from a curse—a curse no one believes in but her—and she isn’t afraid to get her hands dirty, either. The book shines in the area of worldbuilding (the Blessings & Curses deities are VERY cool) and unexpected stakes (you’ll know what I mean when you read about the scene with Honesty, I literally squealed). It can be a slow read at various parts of the book, and I wished there were a few more clues leading to the mystery’s twist at the end, but overall I was entertained. If I was still teaching middle school, I’d 100% order a copy for my classroom. 

Congrats to @momthewriter for a lovely debut!! ✨🥀

#debutnovel #yafantasybooks #bookreview #slowburnlove #bookrecs
When we were traveling earlier this week, I shared When we were traveling earlier this week, I shared that I was going to attempt to write a full chapter in the car. Did I accomplish that? No. Did I make progress? Yes. Shoutout to my husband for always letting me be a passenger princess 👑

#amdrafting #writingonaroadtrip #writinginthecar #writersnotebooks
For the record, it is really hard to find pictures For the record, it is really hard to find pictures without my daughter in them 😅 

#creativenonfictionwriters #microwriting #sliceoflife #writermoms #toddlermomslife #autumnvibes🍁🍂🍃☀️
It was a good reading month! I’m looking forward It was a good reading month! I’m looking forward to discussing The Compound, which was a book club pick, and I’m still marveling at how the author’s perfect voice for its protagonist.

I also read my first ARC ever, Killed by True Love’s Kiss, which was a fun YA romantasy!! I’m happy to have the chance to support another author (and will share more about it soon). 

I may have already read my first book of November 👀

#octoberreads2025 #whatireadthismonth #booksbooksbooks #lovetoreadbooks📚
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