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Continue reading →: How to Use Bonus Content as an AuthorIt is no secret that selling books is hard. As a result, authors are always on the lookout for new ways to attract readers and market their books. One way many authors both attract new readers and retain an interested audience is by offering bonus content.
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Continue reading →: Cup o’ Charm CafeUpon finding her coffee cupboard bare at daybreak, for undoubtedly, her roommate had availed herself of the last of the supplies before departing forthwith ahead of the morning traffic for a rendezvous with her lover, Lesley took up her keys and coin and, fastening the door behind herself, set out…
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Continue reading →: College Life: Studying AbroadThis past May I spent six weeks studying abroad in Italy. Read on to learn a little bit more about my time in Italy and where I am thinking about studying abroad next.
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Continue reading →: the world at nightBottle cap dull of its edges, the world at night rolls away from you . . .
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Continue reading →: Welcome!Several years ago I chose to switch from a basic Wordpress blog to a self-hosted site, Nin Chronicles. Once I started college, I found myself with very little time to write and publish creative work on my blog. Over the past two years I have come to miss writing and…
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Continue reading →: 5 Micropoems Published at The Short of It!I am so pleased to share five of my micropoems, Leap, Aligning, Straight On, Descent, and Landing, are published at The Short of It!
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Continue reading →: DaisiesThey say to bloom where you are planted but what if you are like your best friend who said no . . .
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Continue reading →: 9 Spring Home Design Tips for WritersWith spring right around the corner, take advantage of spring cleaning to declutter and refresh your home with these nine simple spring home design tips!
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Continue reading →: Today, a WaterfallSlippery along the rocky ridges of my throat, spring water floods the crystalline base of my heart . . .
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Continue reading →: Reflections on 2023 & Aspirations for 2024I traveled to North Carolina and Mexico, recited a poem in Persian, and worked on some incredible sponsored posts and book reviews. Here is how my achievements in 2023 helped me grow, my reflections on 2023, and my aspirations for 2024!
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Continue reading →: QuartersJournal pages empty under midnight moon, flesh awaiting the knife. My head curls into my belly until my spine breaks . . .
Hi,
I’m Layla
an untraditionally Slytherin word witch who grew up unschooled in rural Virginia studying Creative Writing and Film & Television at the University of Arizona.
I am passionate about story-driven travel and food writing. Here you’ll find college life and travel content, creative writing and how-to guides on how to write, edit, and market your work. May the words flow!
All inquires: jayaavendel@gmail.com
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