Author: Mary

Magazine Publication Announcement – Dreamworldgirl Zine

I am so thrilled to announce that my poem entitled “Well” will be published in the second issue of the Dreamworldgirl Zine! ( https://www.dreamworldgirlzine.com/ ) It is the first poem that I have ever had published before, and I cannot begin to explain how excited I am to be sharing this with you. The theme […]

That’s A Wrap (2024 Packaged in a Blog Post)

When I look back at the beginning of 2024, it feels impossible that it was just a year ago. I looked back at the posts on my professional account and found myself talking about first-draft edits of my novel. No website, no queries, no writers conference… As I started a list of the the things […]

2024 Reading List

As this year comes to a close, I realized that I read more books this year than I have in a while. I’m definitely not one of those 100-books-a-year BookTokers, so I’m personally very happy with myself for just breaking the average of how many Americans read a year, with thirteen books finished this year. […]

November Novel Challenge Results

In mid October, I decided to take part in the November novel writing challenge, which is an event that many writers take part in. The challenge is to write the first draft of a novel in the month of November. Though my last novel took me eleven months to write, I was confident that with […]

Poetry – November (A Year)

It’s warmer this November first. The sun is out, the clouds are soft, no wind to pierce a fragile soul. It’s warmer this November day. The ground is damp, the air is clean, my backyard’s a safe space again. It’s warmer this November night. My words are bright, my hair is down, my heart’s no […]