Reflections on 2023 & Aspirations for 2024

I traveled to North Carolina and Mexico, recited a poem in Persian, and worked on some incredible sponsored posts and book reviews.

Here is how my achievements in 2023 helped me grow, my reflections on 2023, and my aspirations for 2024!

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Reflections on 2022 & Aspirations for 2023

I started university, moved to Arizona, was interviewed by two magazines, and worked on some amazing sponsored posts.

Here is how my achievements in 2022 helped me grow, my reflections on 2022, and my aspirations for 2023!

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The End of Jaya Avendel & The Beginning of Layla Todd

I have been writing under the pen name Jaya Avendel since 2017 when I first started sharing my writing online. However, over the past six years, as I have become more responsible and comfortable writing about who I am, the line that my pen name previously drew between myself and my online persona has become blurred.

Here is why I am switching my pen name for my real name and heading into 2023 as myself and myself alone.

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9 Easy Tips to Help You Get Started as a Beginner Content Creator + Tool List

If you have ever wanted to work with brands or read a sponsored post and thought ‘I would love to work on this type of content’, you absolutely can!

Here I share 9 easy tips to help you get started as a content creator, including tips on how to build an audience and pitch to brands, and a list of the tools I use to make working with brands and producing engaging content that much easier!

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Featured in VoyagePhoenix Magazine!

I am delighted to share that I am featured in VoyagePhoenix Magazine! The magazine is an incredible, vibrant publication that focuses on honest storytelling and authentic voices in the creative world. Read on for the full interview!

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Featured in VoyageMinnesota Magazine!

I am delighted to share that I am featured in VoyageMinnesota Magazine’s Rising Stars series! The magazine is an incredible, vibrant publication that focuses on honest storytelling and authentic voices in the creative world. Read on for the full interview!

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It’s My Birthday Book Blog Tag

It has been too long since I was part of a blogging tag, so I am thrilled to be nominated me for the It’s My Birthday Tag! Here are my responses to this fun bookish questionnaire, plus a tidbit of thrilling news.

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Nominated for Author of the Year at Spillwords Press!

I am one of thirteen nominees for Author of the Year at Spillwords Press! The reader in me wants to say I am speechless, but the writer in me knows this is not true. Here is what this nomination means to me and how I view the craft of writing + won’t you please vote for me?

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