July Wrap-Up // 2025 Edition

Ah, July. Goodness, what happened in July? I know this update is fearfully late, but hey, at least it’s being written! || Highlights & Lowlights // I’m gonna put this at the top so everyone can see it even if they don’t scroll: That’s right!! The...

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Aug 26, 2025
The Unread Book Tag

Although I made it a hard rule only to buy books that I’ve already read, that doesn’t mean I stick to that rule. If a book is free, all rules are off. And if a book is super old, or is by an author I really love, or if it’s a book I want toContinue r...

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Aug 18, 2025
Libraries Are Still Relevant in the Digital Era

This paper is the one I wrote for my English exam this March, and I decided to share it here. Hope you enjoy! Let me know your thoughts 🙂 Introduction Libraries have been around for thousands of years. But there are those who believe that libraries...

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Aug 11, 2025
Real Life vs. Books: Names of Characters // Guest Post

Greetings, Bookworm Readers! As the author of semi-biographical fiction, I often find discrepancies between real life and what constitutes “good storytelling” in writing. Since I keep to the truth of the history as faithfully as I can, my books fail...

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Aug 05, 2025
Of Contests & Freebies

It’s 10:54 a.m. as I write this (what time will it be when I actually send it??), and I’d like to state I’ve been very productive. ✅ I updated, signed, and sent an editing contract (after realizing I signed an unfinished copy where I forgot to fill...

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Aug 04, 2025
Quick Announcement

My cover is available for voting in the Clean Fiction Magazine Cover Art Contest. The contest runs till August 9, and you can vote daily (and for free). The cover with the most votes wins. If you’d like to vote for my cover you can do so here: https:...

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Aug 04, 2025
June Wrap-Up // 2025 Edition

Welp, June feels like it was a long, long time ago… and yet I don’t seem to have much to share… *shrugs* || Highlights & Lowlights // The Once Upon a Pen awards are open! I’m really hoping to get my book nominated. I need 5 nominations to get my...

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Jul 28, 2025
The Goodreads Blog Tag

I wanted Goodreads for so long and I was thrilled when I was finally allowed to get it in 2020. I spent almost all summer copy and pasting my thousands of reviews into the system and tagging it meticulously. For a time, I kept my shelves scrupulously...

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Jul 21, 2025
Of Snails & Cover Reveals

As I write this, it’s a balmy July evening, and we are rejoicing in the coolness. I don’t know about you, but we’ve been having real scorchers here, and I am so grateful for the break, if only for one day! Unfortunately, I haven’t been outside yet (t...

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Jul 19, 2025
Ranking Austen Heroes & Villains

I recently mentioned in my update post how I’ve reread Jane Austen’s 6 major novels this year. Being on Tumblr, I see a lot of Austen-related posts and I thought it’d be fun to do my own little ranking of the heroes and villains in her novels. (I’m e...

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Jul 14, 2025
Tour the Shattered Lands // The Highlands

Welcome to the next stop in your tour of the Shattered Lands!  From your position on the mountain flank, you can see the Highlands sprawl out before you. Pines rise tall and proud all along the sides of the cliffs, but taper off in the valley, where...

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Jul 08, 2025
Mid-Year Book Freak-Out Tag // 2025 Edition

It’s time for the 6th yearly instalment of this delightful tag, so let’s get right to it. If you’re interested, you can find my past posts here, here, here, here, and here. (Also, in the interest of crediting creators, I believe the origins of this t...

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Jun 30, 2025
Giveaways and more...

I know, I just wrote y'all a newsletter, but this one is worth you checking out, for 2 reasons. 1. My book is participating in the Summer Multi-Author Giveaway hosted by Kylie @ The Film Director's Wife! There's 2 huge bundles with over 30 parti...

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Jun 20, 2025
2025 Clean Fairytale Summer

Good afternoon, lovelies! I've neglected this newsletter shamefully but my blog hasn't fared much better (we're existing solely on tags at the moment) so just count your blessing that I remembered you. ;P And yes, this is a short newsletter because I...

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Jun 07, 2025
Black Friday Book Sales

Today is a very, very short newsletter. It’s been a long time and I’ve missed you all so much. I don’t have the time for updates today, but briefly, my computer broke twice, my iPhone broke and I’m still waiting for a new one, lots of other problems,...

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Nov 27, 2024