Emilie Turner Author
Love yourself first, and everything else falls in line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.Lucille Ball I spoke in my last blog post about my mental health. It’s always an important topic for me, not only as an aspiring psychologist but also as a human being. Mental health… Continue reading It is Time For Some Self-Care
2020 was a rough year for a lot of people. Thankfully it wasn’t horrendous for me – I still had a job, I still had a house and a car and I had my health. However, 2020 was still filled with anxiety and uncertainty. It definitely was not an easy year, even if my year… Continue reading Caring For Mental Health In This World
If a story is in you, it has to come out.William Faulkner I’m getting there. I really am getting there! It was slow progress over the holidays and with work, but I’m at the home stretch! I don’t have much more to edit until my novel is done, which is so incredibly exciting! I only… Continue reading Behind The Scenes – Infection Point Update
1. Write What You Want To Read This is so incredibly important. You don’t want to write something that even you wouldn’t be interested in. There’s no point writing a ‘popular genre’ if you don’t actually like that genre. You need to write what you’re interested in. Write what you enjoy. The audience will come,… Continue reading 10 Tips To Successful Writing
“There's a time and place for everything, and I believe it’s called 'fan fiction'.”Joss Whedon I admit it! I am a sucker for fanfiction! It’s a whole other world of creative writing and it is so much fun to indulge in. I haven’t written much fanfic in a while, but I definitely do indulge in… Continue reading Fanfiction and Other Writings
“We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year's Day.”Edith Lovejoy Pierce It is officially 2021! It’s crazy to think that it’s already a new year, but here we are! Seems like it was… Continue reading New Year, Improved Me
“One of the most glorious messes in the world is the mess created in the living room on Christmas Day. Don't clean it up too quickly.”Andy Rooney It’s always sad for me when Christmas is over. As I’m sure you’ve picked up in the last posts – I really do love the Christmas season. It’s… Continue reading Post-Christmas Blues
“Anything that’s human is mentionable, and anything that is mentionable can be more manageable. When we can talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary.”Fred Rogers I have had my fair share of mental health struggles. It has such a stigma, but there really shouldn’t be anything wrong with admitting… Continue reading Mental Health Struggles and Triumphs
“Be yourself. Let who you are, what you are, what you believe, shine through every sentence you write, every piece you finish.”John Jakes I am done! What an amazing feeling to be done! 50,000+ words written in one month and I have the first draft of my new novel completed! I hit 50,000 words on… Continue reading Finishing Up NaNoWriMo
"Worldbuilding can be a lot of work. I try to see where things are linked together—and also to keep mundane details in mind. Just those, put together, give you a kind of rudimentary skeleton to start hanging things on."Ann Leckie I am so close to the end! It’s within sight, within reach, and it is… Continue reading The Final Stretch
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