So far, I’m super proud of how many books I’ve read this year. I still don’t make as much time as I would like to read at home, but I’m keeping up pretty well reading at school and at night. We have had a ton of snow this year, so we’ve had lots of snow … Continue reading {#abookaweek2019} Update: Books 1-6!

When you're writing a character, you're essentially creating a person out of thin air. A person based on others, perhaps, but you are responsible for everything that character is or will become either consciously or unconsciously. There are a ridiculous amount of layers within people, and these layers are developed as a result of experiences, … Continue reading Want To Understand Your Characters Better? Have Them Take Personality Tests!

Tribe of Mentors by Timothy Ferriss {Week 1 & 2} I started this challenge a few days late which is why this book took 2 (technically a week and a half) to finish. About halfway through the first week of 2019, I was busy doing something at home, and I started thinking about what I … Continue reading {#abookaweek2019} Tribe of Mentors

I started this book once before and didn't get past the first few pages, so I was less than thrilled when one of my classes chose this as their next novel. This time, I dove into the book knowing that I had no choice but to finish, and to my surprise, I liked it. It … Continue reading Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer made me deeply sad and impacted me in a way that only a truly beautiful story can. Oskar's attempt to reconcile himself with his father's death in 9/11 was interwoven with the story of his grandparent's relationship. It was a tale of hope and despair, love and … Continue reading Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer