My Sixteenth Birthday!

As you can see by the title, I'm officially 16 today! I'm slowly realizing that as you get older, birthdays seem less magical and more like any other day. The differences are, one, everyone acts more generous and patient with you, and two (if you're turning an age like 16, 18 or 21), you have…

Where’s Carynn?

So... I haven't really posted in a while. I thought it was because I didn't have anything to say, but really I think that it's because I didn't know how to say it- as is often the case. I'm thinking of setting a posting schedule for myself so I don't keep putting it off, but…

How To Improve Your Writing

I've been meaning to do this post for a long time, but one thing was stopping me. There are actually a lot of posts that I've meant to do and haven't because one question was stuck in my head: What makes me qualified to write this?  None of my works have been published, I don't…

That Girl- A YA Novel

I've been getting more and more into writing YA romance. I started this novel two days ago and could use some opinions. Critiques are certainly welcome! Chapter One It wasn’t love at first sight. I’ve known Jean since middle school, or rather, I knew of him. It wasn’t until sophomore year that I started crushing…

Realm of Shadows

This is the prologue for a fantasy/romance novella I'm writing. Recently I've found it hard to stick to one project- okay, I've always been this way- so some opinions might be nice. I need motivation! Enjoy 🙂 Prologue      Randall had never felt so drawn to a human as he did when he first…