Why write about grief the way I did in my debut novella? Why make it so convoluted? Why make it so deep? Why add romance? I never really had a plan for how I wanted this book to go when I started it, and I was pretty much winging it. By the end of 2023, I had what I thought was the complete draft, [my first full draft] and I felt it was enough and ready. I showed it to my mom, and even though she has no clue what a Mary Sue is – and neither did I, at the time [princess perfec

How did I start my writing journey? What prompted me to write a book? Okay... This is an interesting story. Maybe. You see, it was 2020—August, I think. To set the scene, I was in my living room, on our now given-away swing—I think I was in my Famous Five phase at this time...hence why my first book started off as a mystery—and I wanted a new book, but I go through them like water [I like finishing them within 3-4 days! I’m an impatient person!] so of course, there’s limits t

Yesterday, I was struggling with my character's DFM - Desire, Fear, and Misbelief. I had one, but it was generated with AI [note that it was created together with my inputs].  For days, I just couldn't feel connected to it, it didn’t feel strong enough, it felt 2D, and I started feeling unsettled that my main character’s internal conflict had such a big part of AI in it. This was especially after two recent incidents. First, I was talking to a friend on the phone and my frien