• 9 Things to Do Before Starting on a Novel Project

    If you’ve been following me on Instagram lately, you’ll know that I’m currently planning for my next novel project. It’s a long time coming project, since the last time I published a novel was at the end of 2017—I couldn’t even remember how many times readers and my editor had asked me if I was…


  • 30 Ideas to Go on Your Own Artist Date

    If you’re a writer, or an artist in general, it’s imperative that you take care of yourselves from time to time. I’ve talked about how you could decompress during a busy week, which are the small things you could do every single day to keep your stress levels in check. I’ve also talked about going…


  • 5 Gift Ideas for the Writers in Your Life

    It’s that time of the year again. Even if you don’t celebrate Christmas, there’s got to be something to look forward to during this end-year. I personally love December. Not only do I get some time off from work, but I also get to spend my days celebrating the holiday season with my family. There’s…


  • Why I Started Blogging & How I Blog Regularly for Over a Year

    With the coming of December, this means I have been posting regularly on my blog every single week for one whole year. Okay, maybe more than a year. Back in 2017, when I challenged myself to be more active in this blogosphere, I half-expected myself to quit halfway through, just like how I usually do my…


  • NaNoWriMo 2018 Prep: Setting Up a Writer’s Notebook – Part 4

    NaNoWrimo 2018 is just around the corner, guys. How is your writer’s notebook coming along? If you haven’t started filling in the information for your story’s settings, then I hope this blog post is what you’re looking for. (But even if you’re not doing NaNo, I hope these articles will prove to be useful to…


  • NaNoWriMo 2018 Prep: Setting Up a Writer’s Notebook – Part 3

    It’s the third week of Preptober, and NaNoWriMo 2018 is just around the corner, everyone! Now that we have our project statistics and plot established, we’re going to move on to perhaps the most exciting bits to write in your writer’s notebook: characters! Read more: NaNoWriMo 2018 Prep: Setting Up a Writer’s Notebook – Part…


  • NaNoWriMo 2018 Prep: Setting Up a Writer’s Notebook – Part 2

    We’re less than a month away from NaNoWriMo, everyone! In the last post, I’ve talked quite extensively about how I set up my writer’s notebook in preparation of NaNoWriMo—especially in defining the project statistics and brainstorming for the story. This week, we’re going to tackle the heart of any novel: the plot. Read more: NaNoWriMo 2018 Prep:…


  • NaNoWriMo 2018 Prep: Setting Up a Writer’s Notebook – part 1

    Happy Preptober, everyone! In this week’s post, I’m going to share with you how I set up my writer’s notebook for my NaNoWriMo project. Yes, I have decided to participate in NaNoWriMo 2018. In case you didn’t know what I was talking about, which I highly doubt, especially if you’re reading my blog, NaNoWriMo, or…


  • My Favorite Writing VLOGS on Youtube

    I have this strange hobby of learning how other authors work on their projects. This sometimes means stalking their Instagram feeds, or even their Twitter pages. But one of my favorite pastimes, aside from blog walking, is to watch Writing VLOGS on Youtube. There is just something so productively encouraging about seeing how other writers…


  • Writing a Book that Makes You “Feel”

    I recently tweeted: And if you are a writer like me, or if you at least have tried creative writing to some extent, you’d probably realize that this is true. I’ve heard professional authors who preached about writing as some sort of a habit, and that inspiration is overrated—but there’s no denying that the stuff…