Hey everyone! I've been way too quiet here, all for good reasons, of course. First, school started again, so my time was being dedicated to 900-paged Victorian novels. Yes. 900-paged Victorian novels. Also, I'm not in my home college in the States. I'm currently abroad in Northern Ireland for a year, so I was trying …
IVORY CROWN IS…COMPLETE + New YA Fantasy?
Hi guys, Rutendo’s back! And yes, you read right. The novel I talked about/started in June is complete, and ‘polished’. Believe me, I’m just as shook. There were so many nights where I’d think, “Shit, I’m not going to finish in time, I should just quit.”, but, I did finish. I made it. I drafted, …
#BoostMyBio PitchWars 2018
Hi, fellow PitchWars soldiers 😀 ! My name is Rutendo. Like Nintendo but 'ROO' instead of 'NIN' and I'm so excited for PitchWars but I'm also just as anxious. A Little About Me: That's me and Roo haha. Don't be fooled by the picture, my friends. I look young, but I'm a grandma. I'm too …
Critique Partners. Who Are They & Do I Need Them?
Hello, Rutendo is back again. This time with a post on Critique Partners, commonly known as CPs for short. I wish 'me' five years ago knew about CPs. I recently (I don't remember how) discovered what CPs are about a month and a half ago, so my knowledge about them isn't very extensive. You're probably …
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First Draft: Brainstorming/Outlining
Today, I realised that I have been lying to myself for the past 5 years that I've been writing. First draft? Yeah, that God awful thing, yeah, that one. Making it perfect doesn't mean you'll edit it less later. That's a myth (unless God loves you like Jesus, then please share your blessedness with some …
New Novel + Perseverance
Hi all, I'm back again. In my last post, I mentioned a new novel I'm currently working on and *drumroll* here it is: IVORY CROWN. It's a Southern African YA Fantasy mainly inspired by Zimbabwe and its struggles. I'm really excited to be working on this and I can't wait to complete it. As of …
First Post: Why I Made This Blog
Yo! Rutendo here. I love blogging. Especially tumblr. I still low key have a dream to intern there. But, back to business. I love blogging, and thought I’d make a blog to ‘document’ my writing journey. I might post about books I’ve read. Maybe. I just finished my first novel, which came to me in …
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