If there is one genre known for tropes, it's romance. Whether it's the dynamic of the central relationship or a particular scene, it's safe to say that every romance reader has their favorite tropes that they have fallen head over heels for. But for every trope that gets love, there's one that gets shade—and none seems as disfavored as the miscommunication trope. The trope is exactly as it sounds: a miscommunication between characters causes tension and a conflict they must o

NaNoWriMo, the organization behind National Novel Writing Month, seems to be writing its own grave lately. There has already been a grim shadow looming over the organization since the forums scandal of 2023, but a recent statement from NaNoWriMo HQ regarding the use of AI in the writing process has been one of if not the last nails in its coffin. The conversations I've seen online have ranged from debate and vexation to bitterness and deletion of accounts. But amid them, I've

Author's Note: If you'd like to skip the background for this post and jump right into the resources, click HERE . Writing a book is one of those things that may sound easy until you get into the thick of it. It's just making it up as you go, and then making it sound coherent, right? I'll be the first to admit to my own adolescent naivety when I started the first draft of my scrapped-for-now first effort at writing a novel. In the nearly fifteen years since then, I've only jus

With hits like Barbie , Oppenheimer, and Super Mario Bros., the return of Indiana Jones, and concert films from Beyonce and Taylor Swift , 2023 was a pretty good year for moviegoers. In the wake of these blockbusters, many were eager to see what films the holiday season would bring and what releases would be among the first to grace the silver screen in 2024. One that received a fair bit of promotion throughout the back half of 2023 was Wonka, a prequel to Willy Wonka and t

Even if you've been living under a rock for the past few months, you have likely heard about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's romance. But if you're not in the know, Travis is a tight end who plays for the Kansas City Chiefs and Taylor Swift is Taylor Swift, and the pair has been romantically linked since about September 2023. As I've mentioned in past posts, I don't consider myself a Swifite. I appreciate her as a songwriter and am in awe of her stage presence and the product