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Interview with Aletheianna Mercy

Happy Monday, readers! Today I will be sharing an interview I did with a 13-year-old blogger and writer, Aletheianna Mercy. Aletheianna has a blog called Notes of a Feather Pen that was recently launched. She shares writing tips, prompts, and more! If you’re interested, you can find her…

Contest Submissions Due Tomorrow!

I’m just popping on here really quick to let you all know that the short story contest ends tomorrow! If you haven’t submitted your story yet, then please do so before 12:00 AM tomorrow night. I will be announcing the winners very soon, at the beginning of August.…

The Wingfeather Saga Book Review

Hey friends! Today I’ll be giving you a book review on one of my favorite book series of all time: The Wingfeather Saga. This is a post for A.K. Cromwell’s Rainy Day Writer Blog Tour, celebrating the launch of her new blog, the Rainy Day Writer. Be sure…

How to Make an Outline for your Novel

Hey Pen & Ink readers! This is the second post in my blogging series, Outlining Your Novel. If you missed the posts from last week and the week before, Should I Outline My Novel? and Interview with K.M. Weiland, make sure you go ahead and read that before…

Identity is Now Available for Kindle Pre-Order!

Big news: My novel, Identity, is finally available for Kindle pre-order on Amazon! 🥳 So now you can order Identity and receive the ebook version of it by February 2023. I’m still working on the third draft, so that’s why the date is still so far in the…

Interview with K.M. Weiland

Hey friends! Today I have a special post for you: an exclusive interview with K.M. Weiland, the second installment in my blogging series about outlining. I had the amazing pleasure of interviewing Katie this past week, and it was super cool to hear her thoughts on outlining your…

Should I Outline my Novel?

Hello again, readers! Today I am sharing the first post in a blogging series I’m doing about outlining your novel. Today I’m covering the topic: should I outline? This is for all the pantsers (people who don’t outline) who are reading this. (Yes, that does include me.) We…

I’ve Officially Reached 100 Subscribers! (Plus Blog News)

Hello readers, I have some exciting news for you today! I’ve finally reached a goal I’ve been trying to reach for a long time! I. Have. Officially. Reached. 100 SUBSCRIBERS!!! Isn’t that just amazing?! I have no idea if you all are as excited as I am right…

Short Story Contest!!!

Hello readers, today I have a special announcement for you that you probably weren’t expecting. I’m hosting a short story contest! I’m super excited about this, and I’ve been thinking about it for a while now. Now it’s happening! I think this will be lots of fun. So,…

How to Create Strong Villain Motivations for your Story

Hello, readers! It’s been a while since I’ve posted, and I’m sorry for that. But I’m back now with another article for you: How to Create Strong Villain Motivations for your Story. This post is one that I wrote for Kaley Kriesel’s Words Blog Tour this week. I…