I get really into worldbuilding, but I don't always share the raw materials with people. I love seeing old notes/drawings/sketches/etc. from authors, so I thought I'd contribute some of mine. Tonight a friend sent me her drawing/map of the City from my series Aestus, and I realized that despite having a very clear mental image [...]
The Blank First Page
The cursor blinks. The space seems endless. What to write? I see lots of tweets about anxiety in starting your first project. It’s almost like having a fancy notebook...that you've never used. What could I write, I think, that would be worthy of such a notebook? My handwriting is messy. My pen is not nice [...]
AUTHOR TALK – March 20, 2021
Hello! This is a rough summary of the author talk I just gave. Thanks so much for coming, everyone - to those of you who weren’t able to make it, I hope this is helpful! First, a brief introduction - who I am, why I wrote these books, etc. My name is Sabrina - I [...]
Writing – Worldbuilding
I think a lot about writing. How I write, why I write. How I can explain to others how to write. I just did an interview (not yet released) and we discussed things that are pertinent to the writing process – character development, that type of thing. I thought I should put together some thoughts on how I approach writing in general. I hope they’ll be of some use to someone!
NaNoWriMo reflections: Day 1
Good morning readers/fellow writers! It's day 2 of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). Against my probably-better judgment, I decided to do it (or try). I am currently editing Novel 2 (Aestus, Book 2: The Colony), which takes a ton of time and effort, and yet I couldn’t resist joining NaNoWriMo again this year. There’s just [...]
Reflections on writing my (first) novel
Hello! It’s almost NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), and I’m debating whether to write novel 3 while also trying to get novel 2 (the second half of my epic sci-fi series Aestus) ready for publication. I’m very tempted. In the meantime, I have been remiss in updating this blog and I apologize. It’s been a [...]
On Writing and Pandemic-Land
I did not expect to write a novel and then find myself doing the editing process from my room. I write in coffee shops. I practically live in coffee shops. And now I'm stuck inside, my options being essentially my room, my living room (where my roommate works on her grad school assignments), or my [...]