Posts | Avril Marie Aalund

Jan 3, 20244 min read

Adjusting The Sails | Avril's 2024 Goals

If there is anything 2023 showed me, it's how frustrating it can be when your carefully laid intentions are crumpled up and cast aside by...

Dec 31, 20235 min read

And just like that, another year is in the books! 2023 was, well... it was something, all right. I haven't written extensively about this...

Dec 24, 20235 min read

As December wanes, we're encouraged (and maybe even pressured) to check in with ourselves. Many of us are beginning to look back on our...

Dec 17, 20239 min read

One of the greatest hopes for any writer is that readers will not only pick up their book but see it through to its end. This doesn't...

Dec 13, 202310 min read

National Novel Writing Month has come to an end. And I survived (just barely, it seems!). 2023 marked my first true NaNoWriMo experience....

Dec 10, 202314 min read

This weekend marks the FIFTH anniversary of my blog's launch! Before we get too far into things, I want to begin with a short thank you...