Welcome to kaylovestowrite

Hey! I’m Kayley, and I write things. Sometimes stories, sometimes thoughts, sometimes both at once. This is where I'll talk about my personal creative work, the polished stuff, the messy drafts, and everything in between.

Inspiration

These are the voices that made me fall in love with writing.
Lines that stayed with me, creative minds who changed how I see the world, and reminders of why I keep showing up to the page.

“Take care of yourself, kid. 'Cause someone really cares about you.”

Toby Fox

“You are an experience. Make sure you’re a good experience.”

Rebecca Sugar

“A darkness approaches. A day will come in the future when everything you care about will change.”

Alex Hirsch

Writing Archive

Threads of Midnight (Action, Sci-Fi)

In a world where superpowers are the norm, a group of aspiring heroes navigate the challenges of being young adults, navigating the complex society they're walking into, and finding their place in the world. Amidst intense battles and rivalries, they must come together to face an emerging threat that could destroy everything they’ve worked for.

  • Current Status: Worldbuilding Phase 

  • Themes: Friendship, responsibility, rebellion

✨ Echo Creek (Fantasy, Romance)

One night, everything changes for Cassandra when she unexpectedly is handed a witches grimoire and told to "figure it out." She has no idea why it happened, but now she must navigate the complexities of being a witch while dealing with the personal struggles of growing up. 

  • Current Status: Plot outline complete, worldbuilding for the magic system and character building

  • Themes: Identity, self-discovery, magic vs. reality

🏛️ Divine Tongue (Fantasy, Romance)

After an unexplainable encounter, Mildred finds that she can communicate directly with the gods. But the divine beings aren’t as perfect as she imagined. Caught in a struggle between divine intervention and college chaos, Mildred must choose whether to trust the gods or forge her own destiny.

  • Current Status: Worldbuilding for the pantheon of gods and mythos

  • Themes: Power, destiny, coming-of-age

🎭 Where the Spotlight Doesn’t Reach (Romance, Drama)

A group of theatre nerds find themselves caught in a tangled love triangle. As rehearsals for a major performance intensify, the personal dramas of their lives unfold. Amid the excitement and chaos, they’ll learn about passion, sacrifice, and the fine line between love and obsession.

  • Current Status: Character development and relationship dynamics

  • Themes: Love triangles, personal growth, slice-of-life

Growth as a Writer

I started as a fanfic writer. Yep, you read that right. Fanfics. The place where we all get our feet wet by playing with other people’s characters and worlds. Honestly, it was the perfect training ground. I learned to make characters my own, weave crazy plots, and keep readers hooked. All while trying to avoid too much cringe worthy dialogue. TRYING is the key word. I was twelve, give me a break.

Over time, though, I realized I didn’t have to just play in other people’s universes. I could build my own! And so, I grew, from fanfic to original stories. But here’s the thing: the lessons from fanfic stuck with me. I learned that writing should be fun, that characters should feel alive, and that sometimes, you just have to let your imagination run wild.

I’m still growing, still learning, and still writing, probably with way more caffeine than necessary. But one thing’s for sure: I’ll always be the person who started with fanfic and is now writing the stories I want to tell.

Why I Write

I write because there are entire worlds in my head that won’t stop growing. Characters whisper, stories take shape in the quiet moments, and emotions I don’t know how to say out loud somehow find their way into sentences. It’s how I understand people, how I dream, how I heal.

That’s why I write: to connect. To imagine. To feel. And maybe, to help someone else feel seen too.

The Art of Dialogue

Dialogue is one of my favorite parts of writing, it’s where characters come to life.

I don’t just want my characters to speak, I want them to sound like themselves. Whether it’s a quiet moment between friends, a flirty back-and-forth, or a screaming match in the rain, the way someone speaks says just as much as what they say.

I pay attention to how people talk in real life. Their quirks, their pauses, their habits. Some characters ramble when they’re nervous. Some speak in clipped, sharp bursts. Others use sarcasm as armor or say the exact wrong thing at the worst possible time. I love digging into all of that.

When I write dialogue, I think about rhythm, mood, and tension. I read scenes out loud. I imagine them on a stage. I want each exchange to feel natural, but also intentional, like you’re learning something new about the characters with every word.

Because good dialogue doesn’t just move the plot forward. It reveals who people are when they think no one’s listening.