For the month of November, I'm taking it as my civil duty to help out the Wrimos of the world. If you've been around for a while, you may have seen my guest post last November over on Denise Drespling's blog (if you're new in town, you can read my post here) about how I believe … Continue reading NaNoWriMo Week 1 – Is It Secret? Is It Safe?
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I have an on-going frustration with the length of things. In school, all my papers were longer than I thought they needed to be. (Unless it was a creative writing assignment. Then I distinctly remember raising my hand after being told the minimum page length, and asking "Is there a maximum?") Everything was too long. … Continue reading It Needs to be How Long?!
So I came across something on Tumblr the other day which really set me off. Someone had shared a picture which said "No one should be shamed for reading" and it had a picture of a little paper book and an e-book reader holding hands. Very cute. With the reblog, the poster says, "YES. I’m … Continue reading On the Subject of Books
During my time as a student, I've had lots of teachers tell me what words to use and how. As a Masters of Creative Writing student, I'm more likely to take my current mentors' words for it. When I was in sixth grade, my teacher attempted to drill the words "things" and "stuff" from our … Continue reading The Length of a Sentence
I do try not to engage with trolls. My time in live-action roleplaying has taught me that it's rarely worth the time and effort, since you're likely to lose - and my time on the Internet hasn't disproven that. However, once in a while, I find something that I genuinely believe is trying to be … Continue reading Critical Response: 100 Things Every 20-Something Needs to Realize
I was linked to this article by my father earlier today, and while I agree with much of it, I think it requires a counter-point to be offered - by someone in said age range. Without repeating what the article says verbatim, Jason Nazar of Forbes Magazine has come up with a list of "20 … Continue reading A Rebuttal on My Knowledge
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