Prequels and Second Drafts June 2020

Hey everyone! This past month I have been jumping around a little. At the beginning of the month I wrapped up the first draft of Mirrors of Ice, and it was much shorter than I thought it would be. About 30k shorter than I expected, which I knew was a big problem. I thought about just jumping back in and […]

First Draft Woes May 2020

Hey everyone! This past month, I’ve been super busy diving into my first draft of my next fairy tale retelling, Mirrors of Ice. It’s a combination of Snow White and The Snow Queen that I have been dying to work on. I can’t tell you how long I’ve been kicking around ideas for a Snow Queen retelling, so actually sitting […]

Cel’s Aesthetics: Mirrors of Ice

I love making aesthetics! (In case you hadn’t already guessed) This is the aesthetic I’m using for my current project, Mirrors of Ice. I’m currently in the first draft stage, and hoping to finish towards the end of the month. In order to keep myself focused and give my brain a visual break, I like to look play around with […]

CampNaNoWriMo April 2020

This past month I participated in CampNaNoWriMo. I spent the whole time neck deep revising and editing my first fairy tale retelling Stalks of Gold. It’s been a major blur! I’ve made so many changes so far. I’ve changed the beginning at least three times, maybe four, but I’ve got one I’m happy with. Now, the next step for me […]

Introduction

Hi there! I’m Celeste and this is my blog! You can also just call me Cel. I’m a fantasy writer primarily, and I love pretty much all of the sub genres, especially fairy tale retellings and high fantasy, as well as urban fantasy, gaslamp, and historical fantasy. I’m starting this blog for several reasons. I wanted a place to talk […]