Posts about writing and anything else I feel like talking about
1. The Midnight Club by Christopher PikeI’ve loved Christopher Pike since I was a kid (probably my first favorite author) so in compiling a list of spooky stories I had to include at least one of his. My job was made even easier by that fact that Netflix is releasing...
I've always had a fascination with madness and with psychiatric hospitals in particular. Maybe it has to do with my own issues with mental health, a family history of mental illness, or a simple interest in the macabre. Whatever the reason, I have always been drawn to...
Unsurprisingly for someone who writes about nightmares, I love a good nightmare story. Below, I’ve compiled a list of recommendations if you too find yourself intrigued by the world of dreams and nightmares. (Some descriptions are from GoodReads and are noted below....
As a writer it is probably unsurprising that I am obsessed with words and therefore quotes (see my quote Pinterest page for further proof). Below are 10 of my favorite quotes from some of my favorite YA fantasy books. “The problem with wanting,” he whispered, his...
As The Mara Chronicles are based on a story for Norse and Germanic mythology I wanted to share a few of my favorite YA books that are based on fairy tales, folklore, or mythology. The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer: This four book series is a fantasy saga loosely...
The mara or mare (mara is Old High German or Old Norse, while mare is Old Dutch) is a creature featured in Scandinavian folklore and Nordic legends associated with sleep and nightmares. The mara is described as a being who would sit on the chest of a sleeping person...
The day to day of being a self-published writer is often a monotonous existence of continuously throwing your book out into the world and seeing if anyone pays attention. It can suck but every once in awhile something happens that makes the author within squee with...
So after an exceedingly long time spent writing, editing, and avoiding doing both of those things, my first novel Daughter of the Mara is out in the world for people to see. It is an exciting and absolutely terrifying feeling. Maybe you’ll like it, maybe you won’t,...