Last week, I finally received my Kirkus Review back from my publishers at Archway. Now, you may be asking who Kirkus is… I’ve got an answer for you. They are a well-known magazine for book discovery, founded back in 1933. They review books, as well as give several other literary services, with a certain merit…Read more When Opportunity Knocks
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A Life Worth Living
As we grow up, it's fascinating to watch as our circle of people grows larger with every new direction our lives take. We start off with our family, then a few friends, and from there we make that 360 degree ring larger every step of the way, from preschool to high school and beyond. Along…Read more A Life Worth Living
End Of Summer, Beginning of a New Chapter
It seems that summer is winding down as schools in the area resume next week, meaning that this week is the last full semana of summer. I would like to say that for most people, it has meant spending as much time with friends and family as possible while enjoying the time while it lasted, but…Read more End Of Summer, Beginning of a New Chapter
Give Me Love
For the past few weeks now, my friends and I have all been watching the Bachelorette together. Every Monday night, we meet up at someone's house and just watch it, all the while eating a lot of food and talking a lot of crap. Over the course of about two months, we have watched this…Read more Give Me Love
New Changes, New Paths
July 2016 has been a huge month for me, from an upcoming feature on me in the Folsom Telegraph to my book finally being published after 10 months. Big things have been happening left and right, and last week (in the words of DJ Khaled), along came another one. I have officially been accepted into…Read more New Changes, New Paths
Find Your Own Independence
This week, I finally sent my final manuscript into the printing process. Only one thing went through my mind: I'm almost there. For the past eighteen years of my life, I have been told to dream out loud and find something I love to do, to find something that I know will always be a…Read more Find Your Own Independence
If a Tragedy Happens and Nobody is Around to Hear About it…
With the increasing amount of violence seen around the world over the years, over the past few months, people seem to be running into the unavoidable question of "what do we do now?" And there is never one true answer for this, for an event of such magnitude that can make an entire world of people feel…Read more If a Tragedy Happens and Nobody is Around to Hear About it…
Express Yourself
As a writer, I consider myself an artist. It is as simple as that. Because artists express themselves through some form of creativity as an extension of who we are. From my poem Think About It, to be featured in my book, "Getting lost is a part of life. The story only comes when you decide…Read more Express Yourself
A New Page
As a recent high school graduate, I feel that it is time I take chasing my dreams to heart. I have been a writer for over seven year now and poetry has been a constant source of writing throughout my life. Through Archway Publishing, I am excited to announce that I am self-publishing my own poetry anthology,…Read more A New Page