On Racism, BLM, and Empathy

As I'm sure many of you will also attest, I've been seeing this icon peppered throughout my social media feeds quite a lot lately. In fact, I've waited long enough that it's starting to die down a bit. Let me start this post with a disclaimer. I'm not generally all that politically vocal. I actually …

Some Good News!

So, there's a lot going on lately. I meant to write this update a good while ago, but it's been really hard to check off all the things on my list at times. Something something, "looming gloom and doom." I'm sure you've experienced plenty of the same. For some, the time we've spent cooped up …

5 Editing Tips I’ve Learned as a Copy Editor that Every Writer Should Know

Hello, friends! It's been a while, hasn't it? Once I'm out of school, my plan is to keep this blog more regularly updated, but for the time being, it's been crazy! I recently finished up an internship with a small publishing firm, Future House Publishing. They're a super cool house, and they publish a lot …

I Attended my First Writer’s Conference Last Week!

So last week, I got to attend BYU's 2nd annual YANCON, or Young Adult Novelist Conference. This was probably the only time I'll be able to do it, since the goal is to be done with my undergraduate degree by this time next year. But it was wonderful, and I was grateful to be able …

I am a Writer and Editor…or so I Keep Telling Myself.

Hello, friends! I want to be straight up with you, here. I am young. I am inexperienced. And as far as qualifications go, I don't have tons to speak of at this point in my life. All that being said, the idea of claiming these titles is kind of scary for me. I have spent …