Write Fire with Fire

It was November of 2019, I believe, when my bookish college roommate gifted me a tattered copy of Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca (1938) for my 20th birthday. It wasn't until the pandemic hit and we were all confined to the walls of our homes that I finally picked it up, but once I did—well, I've never been the same. It was one of those  books, for me. I read the whole of it in a matter of three days. Slamming the book shut, I unceremoniously dubbed it 5 stars on Goodreads and left the following review: "This novel does an incredible job weaving a murder mystery-slash-ghost story underneath the facade of a romance. The whole story is masterfully done, right down to the title. I absolutely loved the depth and individuality of each character, the rhythmic pacing, the unique progression of the plot, and the ultimate plot twist which left me floored in a way no other book has. A literary masterpiece with the last page sending you right back to the first for a re-read." B...

Welcome to my masterfully-crafted author blog. Let's get right down to it. My name is Hannah L. Ackerman. I'm a 23-year-old American finishing my Bachelor of Arts in Editing & Publishing from Brigham Young University, and for the past year I have been drafting my first debut novel. I've been writing for as long as I can remember, etc, and this blog will function as a place for my friends and followers to read about my author-y endeavors. I'm a highly creative person with a million projects and hobbies, so it's easiest to sort them out into different channels. Welcome (imagine me gesturing grandly) to my creative writing space. Five things about me to kick off the author blogging endeavors: 1. I love deadlines, especially the whooshing bit of air I feel as they go flying right past me. 2. I believe that language is one of the most powerful things we can wield, and that stories are the most inexhaustible source of magic. 3. I love imagery and worldbuilding. I aim ...