So, I’m a bit of a weirdo. One of the hardest things about being a weirdo is that you don’t know if you’re weird in any given moment, or if how you are is actually normal in this one case. There’s a reason I love the internet so much: It reveals that my weirdness isContinue reading “Get your poetry out of my narrative!”
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How to Ruin Movies
It’s really hard for me to watch movies these days. Really, just about any fictional narrative that’s on a screen. The problem is that I’m so used to analyzing my own stories, figuring out holes in the narratives, where plotting or characterization is weak, that I can’t turn that off when I watch a movie.Continue reading “How to Ruin Movies”
Blood, Sweat, and Ink
Guys, writing is hard. Like, I have to put in effort and stuff. The words don’t just show up on the screen. People don’t praise me for my genius like they should. And I have to, like, actually be consistent in what I write? It’s such a drag! I think I’ll just go watch moreContinue reading “Blood, Sweat, and Ink”
I am so not the expert here.
Did you see? I got interviewed! It was a lot of fun, and Anne is a wonderful person. You really should check out her blog; I learn a lot from her write-ups about World War Two and a bunch of cultural stuff that happened around it. But here’s the funny thing: I’m being interviewed likeContinue reading “I am so not the expert here.”
#firstworldwriterproblems
When I’m firing on all cylinders, my goal is to write, polish, and submit a short story a week. That’s what I did this past summer, and that’s what I’ve been aiming to get back to since finally getting going with writing again. That doesn’t always happen, of course. There are babies. Right now myContinue reading “#firstworldwriterproblems”
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