Today marks one year of Amethyst- Time And Time Again. What a beautiful year it has been. In that time, I've sold over 500 copies of the book, written book two, appeared on the radio twice, participated in literary events, published a poem, and started the TeenageTells blog. I would like to thank anyone who purchased my book, critiqued the second edition, encouraged me, or visited my website. Everything helps so much, and all my achievements wouldn't be a reality if not for

If you're multilingual, you might realise some words don't exactly... translate into other languages. And this is so confusing. Why don't we have these wonderfully unique and relatable words in every language? We might be able to describe the concept, but it doesn't capture the feeling like these words do. Well, this helps define cultures, keep them alive, and add a layer of beauty to languages you can't truly understand until you know the language. So, this week, decided to

This'll be a quick post because I'm working on finishing my comprehensive writing guide (finally!) along with a few other things for my book-aversary, so look out for that. I wanted to quickly look at planning a story. Get a rough, rough, rough idea. Focus on an idea of who, what, where, when and why. What? -figure out the general plot or idea. It could even be a theme you want to explore. What actually happens. Because if nothing happens, no one will know where the plot is g

As the back-to-school season approaches, it brings excitement and a bit of anxiety for many students. You may be prepping for classes, juggling assignments, and diving into extra curriculars. This is also a great time to think about improving your writing and study habits. Let’s face it: striking a balance between school and your passion for writing can be challenging. You might wonder things like, "Will this interfere with my studies?" or "Am I dedicating enough time to impr

As an author, you almost need to use websites to write and publish your book. here are some of my favourites, along with popular options. The ones I have used are highlighter in yellow and all the names are also links to the site. Writing Word- " a word processing software within the Microsoft Office suite used to create, edit, format, and print text-based documents like reports, letters, and résumés ." note: I really like it. I wrote my first book in it, and it exported sea

Ever struggle to find the right writing contest? I struggle with it all the time. Why can't there just be a list of competitions which are available for teenagers, and are all free? Well, here they are. All writing competitions (that are still on!) that there is no reason for you not to take part in. Website Description Requirements Date Due https://fictionprize.worldhistory.org/ Historical of mythological flash fiction under 800-1000 words. in English from anywhere in the wo

This week I've been planning how to make progress on my next books and I think I have a rough publishing date for Amethyst's sequel! I've also started the third book in the series.... I'm so excited to share this whole series with you! Writing and life in general has been going very good, but there's not much to share! But be on the lookout for a title reveal for book 2... it could happen any day now. Notes on my Comprehensive Writing Guide: sorry it's taking so long. I want

This week I wanted to share some of my favourite quotes with you, because it's been an emotional week for me with some personal stuff going on, and adjusting to a new routine because I'm in Poland for five weeks :). These are some that help me, and hope help you too: "Write like the world ended yesterday and you're the only one left to remember how it felt." "Your whole life can change in 1 year. Make this the one." "being a great writer is 3% talent, 97% not being distracted

This week has been all about getting back into the writing spirit (instead of planning and brainstorming). I’ve slowly been ploughing through the second draft of the sequel to Amethyst. I took a long break and I now feel refreshed and ready to write more. I’ve been re-reading the first draft while writing the second, and it’s been a funny experience as it doesn’t feel like my writing anymore, and my inner critique isn’t aimed at me, but the actual quality of the writing. Next

This week there has been a lot of work on project feather, world-building and creating different characters. However, this coming week, I plan to work on the book that I plan to publish next. I’ll be revealing the name in these posts eventually, probably by September-October, based on how much progress is made. I’m slowly transitioning into the editing stage, and it’s the sequel to my debut.

This week I bought the domain name teenagetales.com and I'm possibly going to be working on a new website. I'll keep you updating as I'm changing website-making sites and I'm re-learning everything. Recently, I was going on a few long car rides, where I have been writing a lot for a new project of mine. the name is yet to be revealed, i'll reference it as Project Feather for now, and it's loosely based around the holocaust, and is a high-fantasy with a main character who str

I am going to start writing a weekly blog, talking about what I have done that week, plans for the future, or teasers from my book. My community is very important to me, and I wish to share more with it and help it gain traction with people who haven't joined yet. I think I'll call it TeenageTells, so subscribe to the email listing to get weekly updated about the goings-on with my writing. See you next week.

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