Eliza Serena Robinson is an author and blogger, based in Glasgow, Scotland. Eliza published her debut novels at the age of 14, and is currently preparing to release updated editions of these novels, the first of which will come out in 2019. When Eliza isn’t writing, she can be found studying, travelling, improvising, or daydreaming about running away to Estonia.
Be Sociable, Share! TweetWhen I was fourteen and homeschooled and had nothing better to do with my time, one of my hobbies was to reread my favourite novels. I read The Hunger Games and Divergent series upwards of seven times each. In the years prior to that, I read most of the books in the…
Be Sociable, Share! TweetSometimes I talk so fast I forget to breathe. That’s probably how I’ll die — I’ll be so caught up in my rambling that no air reaches my lungs, and boom! Dead Eliza. Writing is less dangerous, in theory. I used to say that writing is like breathing for me. I don’t…
Be Sociable, Share! TweetGlasgow is most itself on days when heavy grey clouds hang low in the sky, saturated with rain that aches to flow freely, spewing droplets on the tiny people below. The scent of petrichor rises up from the streets, and the world feels dense and alive. You can tell when someone has…
Be Sociable, Share! TweetYou can feel it, when you’re coming out of a depressive period. You can taste the sheer life force that your coffee contains. The scent of the slightly-squashed raspberries you’re sprinkling into your yogurt takes you right back to the summer job you had when you were seventeen. You’re dancing to Taylor…
Be Sociable, Share! TweetConfession: sometimes I wonder if I have a single personality trait that doesn’t stem from anxiety. I spent a good chunk of my life feeling like an alien who didn’t fit in anywhere, and I adapted my behaviour accordingly. I lurk on the sidelines, I keep my mouth shut in group situations,…
Be Sociable, Share! TweetYesterday was my 21st birthday, and I find myself asking: as I grow older, who do I want to be? I’ve been having an identity crisis lately. I forgot who I am, forgot what it meant to be a writer. A week ago, I sat in my mentor’s office, alternating between scanning…
Be Sociable, Share! TweetIt’s New Year’s Eve, and I am celebrating in style, by chilling alone in my flat, listening to music, and writing this blog. Ordinarily I would write some long, rambling reflection about 2018, but tonight it’s the last thing I want to do. I don’t want to look back on this year….
Be Sociable, Share! Tweet22nd December 2018 — I felt sad to leave Riga behind, but I was glad to leave my hostel. The more distance I put between myself and those creepy men, the better! I went to the branch of Caffeine of Krišjāņa Barona street one last time, more to honour my tradition than…
Be Sociable, Share! Tweet19th December 2018 — Travelling has convinced me that showers and coffee are the solution to all my problems. I feel better about Latvia today. I sit in Caffeine with a cappuccino, cinnamon sprinkled on top. It still feels like a different world, but in the bright light of day, my sense…
