Chapter Seventeen – Trust Issues

“So these strange symbols are a language in your world? Why would they use completely different symbols?”“That’s just how things developed. It’s quite cool actually, that different people approached written language from such a different angle. We all came to the conclusion that a written language is needed, but how we went about it was … Continue reading Chapter Seventeen – Trust Issues →

Chapter Sixteen – Lost and Found

“So the Blueyerd Kingdom included roughly half of this forest?”“Correct.”“And you’re of the royal family of the Blueyerd Kingdom?”“Correct.”“So it would be fairly safe to assume that you know your kingdom?”“Correct.”Cassandra nodded. “So we’ve now established that this is part of your lands and that you should be aware of the things that are going … Continue reading Chapter Sixteen – Lost and Found →

Chapter Five – Under the waves.

“Are you sure you want to go down there alone?” Cobal asked Mana. They’d discussed this already before getting onto the water, but he was still hesitant.She nodded. “So far only I can use this air tank, I have no way of making it usable for you. That would require some more tinkering by Cassandra. … Continue reading Chapter Five – Under the waves. →

Content Marketing

Almost 2 years ago, I started a minor at my university. I don’t know how common this is in other countries so just to be safe I’ll explain it real quick. A minor here is when you take a semester off from your major (English teacher, in my case) and do something else. This can … Continue reading Content Marketing →

NaNoWriMo was a success!

I did it. I wrote a total of 50.009 words over the span of 30 days! Out of those 30 days, there were only 2 days where I did not hit the daily goal of 1667 words. That’s how strict this challenge felt. Once I missed the goal once I was pretty much going to … Continue reading NaNoWriMo was a success! →

NaNoWriMo 2021 Update #2

We’re now 2 weeks into this challenge and through some unexplainable magic I’m still on schedule. I’m even a little bit ahead, assuming I manage to write enough words today. I’ve written 24499 words so far, and after 15 days I should be at 25000. So if I write a couple hundred today I’ll be … Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2021 Update #2 →

Attempting NaNoWriMo

I’ve heard of NaNoWriMo a long time ago, but I’ve never had the urge to participate in it until recently. For those of you unfamiliar, NaNoWriMo is a yearly challenge where writers are challenged to write 50.000 words or more in the month of November. The idea is to focus on continuously writing without going … Continue reading Attempting NaNoWriMo →

Writer’s Fatigue

I think everyone who writes, or does anything creative runs into this a couple of times. And if you don't, well, that's great and I'm definitely not jealous of that.I have a few posts lined up that I want to write, so it's not like I have a writer's block where I don't know what … Continue reading Writer’s Fatigue →

The importance of attainable goals

I wanted to write a short post today. Part of what I was originally going to talk about was already mentioned in last week’s post, which you can find here if you missed it. As the title suggests, I think it’s very important to have attainable goals. I have a long history of setting goals … Continue reading The importance of attainable goals →

Looking back on Covid

I know what you’re thinking, the coronavirus is still there, and we’re not quite there yet, and you’re totally right. But after almost 18 months of worry, pessimism and anxiety, I think it’s good to start looking forward again with optimism. As of posting this, I’ve had both shots, and in a week from now … Continue reading Looking back on Covid →