Madame Arkadina

The Facts: Writer. Actress. Creatrix. Classic Movie Lover. The Feels: I'm a cat person who deals in the feels.

It’s nearly the end of May and Camp NaNoWriMo is well and truly over. I wrote about my preparations for the month in April is the Camp-est Month, which seems like a long time ago. One thing that surprised me was that 30 days of concentrated noveling has left me neglecting this blog but I’m […]

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I worry about offending people. In real life it can sometimes leave me feeling misunderstood or overlooked because I’ve been reticent with my needs but on the whole it’s a trait a like. I think it’s a pretty good thing to want to avoid hurting someone. But that’s where I ground to a halt with […]

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It’s time for my first Camp NaNoWriMo. I’ve participated in November NaNoWriMo, (National Novel Writing Month, for the uninitiated) on and off for years but never the camp. I’m not even that certain about how it differs from normal Nano. I think it’s something about setting your own goal, but I’ve been taking the rebel […]

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The procrastination is real. But so is the plan. And I have a plan … what could go wrong? Here’s how my first attempt at a Reedsy weekly prompt went. Step 1: Choose a prompt I chose a prompt. My resolve coincided with a series of weekly prompts that were set in the decade of […]

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Valentine’s Day is just round the corner, mere hours in fact! Somehow it always takes me by surprise how quickly after New Years it is, even though I know it’s coming. If you’re like me, and by that I mean tardy, and you’re still looking for a romantic night with your amour: you’re in the […]

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