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About Me

Hello!

I'm Alyssa, a college sophomore who is trying to talk about books- both the writing and reading of them. Here are 10 random facts about me.

1. I typically read contemporary, romance, science fiction, and fantasy, ranging in age level from middle grade to a few adult.

2. I am always trying to best my own records, including how many words I can write in a word war and how many books I can read in a year.

3. I have two indoor cats that will probably be mentioned far too often when I'm at home and not at school.

4. I have won November NaNoWriMo three times and Camp an unknown number of times.

5. My older sister has taken me to eleven of the Brooklyn based alternative rock band They Might Be Giants' concerts.

6. Writing wise, I'm in the process of planning multiple works that are at various stages in terms of writing.

7. I'm majoring in Tourism and Hospitality Management, hoping to become an event planner.

8. I am from the Greater Cincinnati area but am attending school in Middle Tennessee.

9. I am always looking for new books to read rather than facing my TBR. Please give me recommendations.

10. For summer break, I am trying to read and update as much as possible, as well as getting ahead for the fall.

You can find me on twitter or on Goodreads. I hope to see you there!


Thanks for reading!
Alyssa

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