You might have thought about self-publishing before, but something stops you from going through with it. Do you know why? Well, it might have to do with the nasty stigma circling self-publishing and self-published authors. This post will discuss why the stigma surrounding self-publishing is fruitless. And hopefully, over time, people will come to fully…
It was a familiar fall day. The leaves had turned a burnt yellow and red. The sun was out–I almost didn’t need my thin jacket at all. We made sure to take the scenic route to Concord so that we could take it all in. Our first stop was Walden Pond, made famous by Henry…
The worst plane rides are the ones where they tell you that you won’t be landing in your planned destination. We had just finished a long weekend in Copenhagen and were eager to return to the old, creaky wooden castle in the Netherlands, where we spent all our weekdays for those three months. Our castle…
Here are five things that every writer should have handy for any circumstance: 1. Pen, Paper, or Laptop This is an obvious one. Every writer has a preference, whether they like writing by hand or typing more. I think a writer should have both handy. No matter what, keeping a notepad by your bed or…
Throughout my education and in my personal reading of poetry, I have come across many women of color writers that inspire me. Though this list does not represent all of the amazing authors I’ve read, it speaks to the ones who stood out the most in my early years, moved me, changed my ways of…
This is my very first blog post. I’m excited! My name is Emily Curtis, and I’m a writer. I’ve considered myself a writer since high school. But to be truthful, I’m not always writing for pleasure. And that’s okay. Things change. You get busy, and you forget. And writers block is way too real. However,…
Let’s face it. Most of us spent the first few weeks of quarantine promising ourselves we’d stick to our workouts and goals but just ended up binge watching Tiger King on Netflix. No matter how hard we try, sticking to a plan during these times is hard. We have thousands of other things running through…
When I decided to self-publish, I knew I would have to promote myself and my product like crazy. I would have to market myself. I wasn’t the shyest person, but I wasn’t one to put myself out there on every occasion. Putting yourself out there is hard. But it was something I had to learn…
I was a junior in high school. The summer before school started, I had been reading a LOT of poetry–and writing a little too. So, I decided to take a Poetry Independent Study with one of my favorite high school English teachers, focusing on reading and analyzing poems. Just me, my teacher, and a big…
It was September of 2019 when I left the United States to study abroad in the Netherlands. I took a plane from Boston Logan Airport to Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, with excitement and fear. Before that, I had traveled out of the country about two times. And even then, I had my family with me.…