Portfolio Project Progress Week One

It has been one week since I officially began working on my portfolio project, so it’s time for an update! This month, I am creating a writing swipe file of approximately 20 slides, which will be available on this site. It will include examples of great writing...

Dear Lucy

If I’m honest with myself, I’m never not in an Anne of Green Gables kind of mood. Anne Shirley seems to be the ever-present angel on my shoulder, whispering, “Life is beautiful. Life is extraordinary. Life is meant to be lived to the fullest. Keep...

Realistically Unrealistic

While still in elementary school, I became obsessed with the idea that the elements of nature are not to be controlled by human hands. I wanted that kind of power! As someone who is always cold, the ability to stop the wind in its tracks would definitely come in...

Worldbuilding from the West

So, “worldbuilding.” What the heck is that? When I first read this word several months ago, I immediately thought of–you guessed it–Harry Potter. J.K. Rowling accomplished the unthinkable; she made the entire world want to pack up their trunks...

My Top Three Skills

Month one of my Praxis experience is about building my personal brand, something that I’ve been lucky enough to be learning about for most of my life. Coming from a family of entrepreneurs, I’m often reminded that branding is more than an attractive logo...

Where I Am Right Now: October 2017

After much debating with the part of me that has been wanting to write a post about worldbuilding for a couple of weeks now, I have decided that it is high time to fill my lovely readers in on what I’m even doing right now anyway!? (But look out for those...

Dear Kindred Spirit

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