Perla Camacho
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It’s been awhile but I wrote a June reading wrap-up post on the books I completed last month:
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June Wrap-up
This month was chaotic due to my work life and preparation to move to a new place.
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July 11, 2025 at 6:23 PM
It’s been awhile but I wrote a June reading wrap-up post on the books I completed last month:
polyglotperla.substack.com/p/june-wrap-up
polyglotperla.substack.com/p/june-wrap-up
My unfinished rough draft (currently at 50k words) for a fantasy novel has been haunting me the past 3 months…perhaps it’s time to heed its call.
June 12, 2025 at 6:10 PM
My unfinished rough draft (currently at 50k words) for a fantasy novel has been haunting me the past 3 months…perhaps it’s time to heed its call.
Who buys a physical dictionary and thesaurus in 2025? Me. Trying to limit some of my digital distractions…and also I was the nerd who participated in UIL dictionary skills in school.
June 2, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Who buys a physical dictionary and thesaurus in 2025? Me. Trying to limit some of my digital distractions…and also I was the nerd who participated in UIL dictionary skills in school.
Another good read that made me want to write notes/my thoughts in the margins!
I recommend this for the chicken cover and the poetic vibes.
#librarianreads
I recommend this for the chicken cover and the poetic vibes.
#librarianreads
April 12, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Another good read that made me want to write notes/my thoughts in the margins!
I recommend this for the chicken cover and the poetic vibes.
#librarianreads
I recommend this for the chicken cover and the poetic vibes.
#librarianreads
I may be biased but librarian conferences are for the cool crowd. Got to meet and hear some great speakers present about their books, library joy, and fighting against censorship.
#tla2025
#tla2025
April 5, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I may be biased but librarian conferences are for the cool crowd. Got to meet and hear some great speakers present about their books, library joy, and fighting against censorship.
#tla2025
#tla2025
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Was thinking about immersion to learn Japanese and was planning to write and article only to find I'd already written one a few years ago. w
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Tips for Effective Japanese Immersion Learning - Japanese Talk
Immersive learning is basically learning from Japanese materials made for native Japanese speakers. Some people will suggest you spend you daily life immersed in the language, which you can do, but th...
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March 4, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Was thinking about immersion to learn Japanese and was planning to write and article only to find I'd already written one a few years ago. w
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Apparently it’s the year to read more challenging books in Japanese. Even while reading with the audiobook, my brain was working hard last night 😂
#japanesenovels #アルスラーン戦記
#japanesenovels #アルスラーン戦記
March 3, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Apparently it’s the year to read more challenging books in Japanese. Even while reading with the audiobook, my brain was working hard last night 😂
#japanesenovels #アルスラーン戦記
#japanesenovels #アルスラーン戦記
Finished the hardest book I’ve read in Japanese so far! This version has furigana over each kanji, which helped with the readings, but there were still many unknown vocabulary words I had to learn (plus the fantasy made up words used throughout for the world building).
#japanesenovel
#japanesenovel
March 3, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Finished the hardest book I’ve read in Japanese so far! This version has furigana over each kanji, which helped with the readings, but there were still many unknown vocabulary words I had to learn (plus the fantasy made up words used throughout for the world building).
#japanesenovel
#japanesenovel
New blog post! I talk about the books I read last month and my Korean language learning progress.
#monthlywrapup #librarianreads #languagelearning
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#monthlywrapup #librarianreads #languagelearning
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March 2, 2025 at 6:16 PM
New blog post! I talk about the books I read last month and my Korean language learning progress.
#monthlywrapup #librarianreads #languagelearning
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#monthlywrapup #librarianreads #languagelearning
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Trying out the Kobo! I plan to write a post to review it, specially for Japanese learners who may be considering switching over from the other popular reader. There are some pros and cons that may differ depending on what you want out of it. #kobo #japanesenovels
February 28, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Trying out the Kobo! I plan to write a post to review it, specially for Japanese learners who may be considering switching over from the other popular reader. There are some pros and cons that may differ depending on what you want out of it. #kobo #japanesenovels
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Ursula le Guin, on the accusation that fantasy is an escape from reality
![[“Fantasy is escapist, and that is its glory. If a soldier is imprisoned by the enemy, don’t we consider it his duty to escape? The moneylenders, the know-nothings, the authoritarians have us all in prison; if we value the freedom of the mind and soul, if we’re partisans of liberty, then it’s our plain duty to escape, and to take as many people with us as we can.”]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hppum4l25hcczzffastsicpq/bafkreihuubdwcftfkvvlnepoaf6pfxqulryfp7ydrydi5fe2pflwz63wgm@jpeg)
February 23, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Ursula le Guin, on the accusation that fantasy is an escape from reality
Participated in a 24 hour Readathon (didn’t read that long of course) and finally finished this book! I bought it years ago and had started, but never got back to it until now. It has some good quotes about writing!
物語はお願いだ。”Stories are wishes.”
物語はお願いだ。”Stories are wishes.”
February 24, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Participated in a 24 hour Readathon (didn’t read that long of course) and finally finished this book! I bought it years ago and had started, but never got back to it until now. It has some good quotes about writing!
物語はお願いだ。”Stories are wishes.”
物語はお願いだ。”Stories are wishes.”
New blog post! I read 5 Japanese novels and listened to 2 books in English last month 😌🙌
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February 2, 2025 at 3:57 PM
New blog post! I read 5 Japanese novels and listened to 2 books in English last month 😌🙌
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A cozy, comforting, and reflective read that makes me want to open a bookstore. 😌😔 I want to read this in Korean one day!
#librarianreads #koreanliterature #cozyreads
#librarianreads #koreanliterature #cozyreads
January 26, 2025 at 1:40 AM
A cozy, comforting, and reflective read that makes me want to open a bookstore. 😌😔 I want to read this in Korean one day!
#librarianreads #koreanliterature #cozyreads
#librarianreads #koreanliterature #cozyreads
Finished 2 Japanese novels this week during the snow days/inclement weather! One was volume 2 of a high fantasy series I’ve been wanting to read for a long time. The second was a cozy mystery set in Kyoto, Japan. It’s also part of a series. #japaneselanguage #librarianreads
January 23, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Finished 2 Japanese novels this week during the snow days/inclement weather! One was volume 2 of a high fantasy series I’ve been wanting to read for a long time. The second was a cozy mystery set in Kyoto, Japan. It’s also part of a series. #japaneselanguage #librarianreads
My first completed book of 2025! If you like world building, medieval mysticism, and biblically accurate angels, this may be the book for you.
#librarianreads #bookrecs
#librarianreads #bookrecs
January 3, 2025 at 10:10 PM
My first completed book of 2025! If you like world building, medieval mysticism, and biblically accurate angels, this may be the book for you.
#librarianreads #bookrecs
#librarianreads #bookrecs
Hello again! I haven’t been active here too much but I hope to change that. This month I’m hoping to finish the rough draft of my science fantasy novel. I’m currently halfway done.
It’s inspired by the game, Persona 5, and Margaret Rogerson’s Vespertine meets The Witch King by Martha Wells.
#wip
It’s inspired by the game, Persona 5, and Margaret Rogerson’s Vespertine meets The Witch King by Martha Wells.
#wip
January 2, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Hello again! I haven’t been active here too much but I hope to change that. This month I’m hoping to finish the rough draft of my science fantasy novel. I’m currently halfway done.
It’s inspired by the game, Persona 5, and Margaret Rogerson’s Vespertine meets The Witch King by Martha Wells.
#wip
It’s inspired by the game, Persona 5, and Margaret Rogerson’s Vespertine meets The Witch King by Martha Wells.
#wip
Attended my first in-person writer networking event last night at Brazos Bookstore! I was a bit nervous at first, but once I met some fellow writers who shared interesting aspects about their writing journey, the rest of the evening flew by fast!
February 24, 2024 at 5:18 PM
Attended my first in-person writer networking event last night at Brazos Bookstore! I was a bit nervous at first, but once I met some fellow writers who shared interesting aspects about their writing journey, the rest of the evening flew by fast!
2024 writing goals: write. ✍️
December 31, 2023 at 10:16 PM
2024 writing goals: write. ✍️
I haven’t been to the movie theater in years, but I finally saw Godzilla Minus One! I love a good kaiju fight, but the aspect of human guilt and survival explored in this movie’s writing was spectacular. If you prefer something more action packed, this film may not be for you.
December 17, 2023 at 1:05 AM
I haven’t been to the movie theater in years, but I finally saw Godzilla Minus One! I love a good kaiju fight, but the aspect of human guilt and survival explored in this movie’s writing was spectacular. If you prefer something more action packed, this film may not be for you.
I feel like I have to reprogram my brain when working on a short story after becoming used to working on novel length writing! There is always more I want to add, but like life, the limited word count is fleeting.
October 10, 2023 at 6:41 PM
I feel like I have to reprogram my brain when working on a short story after becoming used to working on novel length writing! There is always more I want to add, but like life, the limited word count is fleeting.
New fountain pen and ink! I was looking for a new brown ink this weekend. The store I went too was out of stock of my first choice and my second choice isn’t made anymore by Pilot 😅
I’m grown to prefer a Medium nib but this pen’s Medium-Fine nib will do when I need to write smaller or in Japanese.
I’m grown to prefer a Medium nib but this pen’s Medium-Fine nib will do when I need to write smaller or in Japanese.
September 18, 2023 at 3:59 PM
New fountain pen and ink! I was looking for a new brown ink this weekend. The store I went too was out of stock of my first choice and my second choice isn’t made anymore by Pilot 😅
I’m grown to prefer a Medium nib but this pen’s Medium-Fine nib will do when I need to write smaller or in Japanese.
I’m grown to prefer a Medium nib but this pen’s Medium-Fine nib will do when I need to write smaller or in Japanese.
I may have just made an indulgent purchase…but it’s Hispanic Heritage Month so I’ll consider it a treat to myself in celebration. Will share pictures later!
September 16, 2023 at 5:23 PM
I may have just made an indulgent purchase…but it’s Hispanic Heritage Month so I’ll consider it a treat to myself in celebration. Will share pictures later!
I don’t use my fountain pens as much as I’d like, excluding writing in my planner. I think writing some short stories in my many blank notebooks is easier to manage at the moment than an entire novel ☺️
September 2, 2023 at 4:49 PM
I don’t use my fountain pens as much as I’d like, excluding writing in my planner. I think writing some short stories in my many blank notebooks is easier to manage at the moment than an entire novel ☺️