Welcome Holly, New Contributor!
Capturing Your Confidence is growing!
I’m very excited to welcome a new contributor to the team.
Over the past year and a half (if you can believe it’s already been that long), I’ve loved writing new content for you each week. I still do!
Adding Holly to the team will allow us to work on putting up more than one piece of content per week and keep up with the increasing interest in book reviews & interviews with authors!
Holly is a published author and blogger in the writing world. Reading and writing are her favorite things to do! She graduated from the University of New England majoring in English and minoring in Sociology, Psychology, and Women and Gender Studies.
Since then, she has been a substitute teacher, retail associate, office manager, and greenhouse associate, all while continuing to pursue her dream to be a full time writer.
Since the pandemic began, she determined it was time to dedicate herself to blog and writing full time! It has been a bit of a rollercoaster, but she has never felt more fulfilled. She’s very excited to begin a new adventure collaborating with Capturing Your Confidence!
We chatted with Holly to get to know her a little better.
Tell us a little about your writing.
I have been writing since I was in high school. I started out with realistic teen fiction, but have since discovered my love for writing fantasy!
More recently I have begun blogging. I like to write about writing and reading! Writing tips, author interviews, book reviews and more can be found on my blog, livingthroughwriting.com.
If readers are interested in reading more about you and your writing, where can they find you?
If readers want to learn more about me, they can check me out on Instagram: @livingthroughwriting or my website livingthroughwriting.com. Those are the best places to learn more about me.
I am also on Twitter and Facebook - @holly5993 on Twitter and Living Through Writing on Facebook.
What do you like to read?
I am a big fantasy fan, but sometimes a good old fashioned young adult romance novel is fun, too. Honestly I am easy to please as a reader, so almost any genre could intrigue me.
One of my must haves when I’m reading, though, is a romance story to follow, even if it’s not the main focus of the book.
One of my must haves when I’m reading, though, is a romance story to follow, even if it’s not the main focus of the book. Of course, even though I say it’s a must have, I’ve enjoyed books that don’t have a romance story in the past, but the story has to be really good for that to happen.
What’s one tip you would offer to new writers?
I would say keep pushing onward. Sometimes life drags you down, or maybe other people, but you can’t let them take you away from what you love. If writing is what you want to do, do it!
Sometimes life drags you down, or maybe other people, but you can’t let them take you away from what you love. If writing is what you want to do, do it!
Don’t let anyone tell you you can’t, or shouldn’t, and don’t let yourself say those things either! I have had plenty of instances where I have doubted my capabilities as a writer, and though I’m not completely over those insecurities, I am much better for pushing onward and listening to praise rather than my own doubts.
Why are you excited to join the Capturing Your Confidence team?
I am so excited to join the Capturing Your Confidence team because I love everything that you stand for! Confidence is key when it comes to writing, and life. Once you find your confidence, you can do anything you set your mind to!
I am also excited to be working with new, fun people! Writing can be a lonely task at times, so it is always nice when you get to work with others on projects you love!