Somewhere along the way of writing your story, you will need a plot. The plot is the glue that brings everything else together: characterization, voice, setting and style. Without a plot, you do not have a story. Here are five things to consider when minding your plot: Conflict – There is nothing a reader loves…
Avon’s Cosmic nail enamel is awesome. I picked up the Galaxy one and I love it. Love it I tell you. It went on lovely (both coats) and leaves a heavily starred holographic sparkle. The blue part is awesome too. It dried really fast and was surprisingly durable through a day of house cleaning and…
It All Began with a Little Box At the beginning of 2013 I was flicking through my Instagram stream and noticed a pretty little box with crinkled paper and tall bottles of bright nail polish. In the photographer’s description she had “Julep Maven” but otherwise no description. I did a quick search on Google and…
Recently, a friend of mine told me that I need to work on making writer friends because “writer friends will help push you past your limitations”. This is, truly, a lovely thought; however, I found that through the years writer friends come and go and rarely am I able to find a niche. This is…
I tried my first “mirror metallic” nail polish from Essie’s Metal Collection. My choice was Nothing Else Metals which is a pale lavender chrome. Their metal nail polish line comes with five color choices the other four are: blue rhapsody, good as gold, penny talk, and no place like chrome. I love the color. I…
For the longest time I was using Revlon’s basecoat but then someone said I had to try Zoya’s basecoat so I picked up a bottle. I am quite fond of it. It is a bit watery and spreads on in a thin coat. I found myself just wearing it alone a lot over the last…
When I took the box of duo Mark Nailed It Trend mini nail lacquers from Avon out of my to-do nail box I was kind of at a loss as to why I picked these colors. They are not exactly me-colors. But I bought them and decided to give them a go. First up is…
At New Year, every writing website seems to be full of people setting writing goals, telling me what goals to set and how to set goals. And then… nothing. Where are the reminders to check in, and the advice for how to stay on track or get back on track? For years, I barely even…