Joy Should Be Writing

J. DeVore

writer | freelance | caffeine fiend

  • weekly vlog | candles, walden, & kare kare

    Hey everyone! So you remember how I told myself that I’d continually post vlogs every week? And then I forgot but I kept vlogging so now I’m on #24 but I haven’t posted any in a long time so really they’re just for me since they’re not made “public” on YouTube? You don’t? Well, that Read more

  • vlog | ink stains and writing experiments

    I could just insert a pointed joke about Microsoft Outlook, but instead I’m just going to forewarn you that I made a mistake in the captions at the 4:24 mark. Instead of Overlook Hotel, I call it Outlook Hotel. I blame the allergy meds, but lack of sleep might have been the culprit, lol. Anyway. Read more

  • vlog | 2021 Thanksgiving Week

    Hi stranger. Last week was… a week. I was going to stop the vlogging process at mid-Friday and leave it at that but, for some reason, I felt compelled to explain myself. I don’t owe it to anyone. Maybe it was because I wanted to be honest. Not everything is always so hunky-dory and happy Read more

  • NaNo Brain | Multi-Vlog Upload

    Helloooo. So. I forgot to upload my video here last week. Oops. There was one. It looked like this: I’m also going to go ahead and upload my video for this week. I normally get them done on Sundays. Thursdays were just my bloggy days so I would upload it then. But since I messed Read more

  • vlog | first week of nano 2021

    Husbando and I had a successful first week of NaNoWriMo. The week wasn’t without its struggles though. While Husbando is struggling with a few character motivations, I have been struggling with my own motivation for the story. I love my characters and both critique groups seem excited about the story (which is great). I think, Read more

  • vlog | the week before NaNo 2021

    Normally, my vlogs run from Sunday through Saturday. This last Saturday ended on a sad note, so I thought I’d continue the vlog through my entire weekend (which also included Monday). Highlights include: The last week of Preptober The beginning of NaNoWriMo Crafty crafty (specifically, bookbinding and papermaking projects) Awkward social thing Teddy and Aggie Read more