Abby Elissa's Writings

 Hello, people! Well, if you're following a lot of the blogosphere, you may have already been spammed by info about The King's Daughters' Writing Camp. Allow me to add to that spam, and give a different view of it. :D Quick facts: It's already open! But it doesn't officially start (with goals) until April 1st. So there's plenty of time (three days is plenty of time :P) for you to still sign up.  Now, I've done both Camp NaNoWriMo and KDWC. And I like KDWC a lot better. It doesn't have the cool stats tracking page like NaNo does, but that's the biggest downside. And we have a cool spreadsheet to make up for it. (Which I still need to tweak my copy of, because I always like to make things more complex.) Aside from that, though - KDWC is so much better than NaNo. It's completely different, so comparing the two isn't even the best way to go about things. KDWC is hosted on Slack, a free workspace platform that gives you the ability to make all kin...

Is it just me, or did February slip right by us? Like - shouldn't it still be January? 🤨 Anyway, I did get a lot of stuff done in February, short as it seemed. Started back my old routine of getting up before 6am to go sit on the porch and drink my cup of coffee. Did my first "rant-y" blog post. Had an amazing guest post by author Kellyn Roth. Got to do an interview with my friend Ellen Senechal - and she even shared an excerpt from her devotional! Made good progress on finding a routine for life, now that I'm balancing college, work, writing, and my personal life. Pushed harder on running, and got my fastest time in a while. Had an amazing surprise Barnes & Noble trip (supposedly me, my mama, and my sister were going clothes shopping - but the bookstore was only a few doors down from the clothes store, so I left them to clothes shop while I hunted for book bargains 😆). Discovered a new classic author that I already love - Agatha Christie. 🤩 (Not that Hercule P...

Welcome to another Indie Author Spotlight! Today, we'll have a Q&A with my blogger friend Ellen Senechal, followed by an excerpt from her devotional. About the Author Ellen is the author of  The Whispers God Gives , a beautiful 30-day devotional for tween and teen girls! Here's her official author bio. :D Ellen Senechal is a teenaged extrovert who enjoys writing, reading, cuddling with babies, spending time outdoors, and eating tacos. She is a big sister in a family of eleven and a follower of Jesus. To say Ellen is slightly obsessed with music is an understatement. You'll rarely find her writing or reading without something or other playing on the radio. Pink and green are her favorite colors, new books are her weakness, and JESUS IS HER JOY. <3 You can connect with Ellen on her blog, Ellen's Musings . Now, ready for a Q&A? Q&A What first inspired you to start writing? Oh, my. I’m not sure if there was any one thing that inspired me. I’ve loved to write ...

Welcome back for another tag!! Tags are so fun, aren't they? :D Rule One: Thank the blogger who tagged you & provide a link to their post. So, uh, Katja stole this post from someone who stole this post from someone who stole this post. So I'm just keeping the tradition going! :D But you can read Katja's post here. Thanks, girl! Rule Two: Answer the inquires, including any ones added by means of rule six. Rule Three: Always use your own characters. No exception, unless you don’t actually have sibling characters (in which case you need to go write up some) or you don’t write (in which case you need to start ASAP). Rule Four: Tag three other bloggers. Rule Five: If you happen to have any siblings who blog, they are automatically tagged & cannot count towards your three. Rule Six: Add one question or prompt to the list of questions the person before you answered relating to siblings &/or characters. Answer the question, and provide a list of all the questions of ...

In celebration of the launch of her novella Becoming Miss Knight , Kellyn Roth has written a wonderful post about the themes of her stories! Welcome, Kell, and thank you! * * * Hello everyone! I’m Kellyn Roth, author of The Chronicles of Alice and Ivy , and I was given permission to guest post on this lovely blog. I recently published a novella, Becoming Miss Knight , and book 3 in my series will join it in July on Amazon! Today I’m here to talk about the themes in my novels — specifically, in The Chronicles of Alice and Ivy. How I develop them, what they’re inspired by, and most importantly, why I feel like it’s important to include Christian themes in my books. Since book 3 in my series, At Her Fingertips, will be coming out in July of this year, and because I just finished another draft of that book (!!), I’ll be focusing on those themes. When I set out to rewrite At Her Fingertips , I knew one of the things I really wanted to improve was my handling of the themes. It’s a romance n...

This post started when I was driving down the road, music blaring. (Okay, it started in my head there, I wasn't typing it up there. Promise.) At the time, I wanted to type it up but didn't think I would have time to - as I told one person, I had a to-do list the size of Texas. But that to-do list kept shrinking, faster than I thought it would. And here I am at 2:30, near the end of it. (This might get weird because I know I'm typing this a full week and a half, at least, before I'll publish it. But ride with me here.) The song was called "Nuthin'" by Lecrae. Now, I'm sure you probably have your own opinions on Christian rap, and I'm not here to discuss that. This isn't even anything about the artist (who I don't know a lot about), just a few lyrics from one of his songs. Whether or not you like the genre doesn't affect the fact that these lyrics are powerful to me. The song starts out with these words: Here we go again in circles I thin...