If you aren’t aware, I am a linguist. I have a MSc in Applied Linguistics. I invent conlangs. I adore words. This also means that I think about language and the construction of language and the use of language a lot. And by a lot, I mean, well… a lot. Given this behaviour, I tend […]
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Less Writing Than You’d Think
The writing industry has changed a great deal in the last decade or so. When I was a girl, I was convinced that writing as a career meant penning the perfect novel (first try, naturally) and then being picked up by an agent or publishing house, which would then turn me into a bestselling author […]
A Few Hundred Words
As you may know, I have recently finished my MSc. I am now in the process of transitioning to being a writer full time (or, well, as close to full time as my sanity will allow, with a second job soon to be in the works). And it’s harder than I thought. I write a […]
Drafting a Plan
In less than two months, I will be heading back to the States in order to pursue writing as a career. If you have been following me at all, this will not come as a surprise to you. The fun part, though, is yet to come. Up to this point, I have been slowly building […]
I Spoke Too Soon
Turns out, Facebook doesn’t like me much. I received a notification, as I was trying to log in a mere three days after opening the account, that my activity was suspicious. Therefore, I would have to provide Facebook with a picture of an ID, in order to prove that I am who I say I […]
I have joined the modern age
Or, at the very least, I have caught up to those of my generation. For years, I avoided social media. I didn’t care to know all of those trivial things that my peers were posting (granted, I was thirteen at the time, when everything was trivial). There was no real point to me having social […]