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4 September 2020: Podcasting & Returning to Work
First of all, sorry for the late post - I went back to work and I'm still trying to adjust to being back in this schedule. But holy crap,...
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20 August 2020: The Old Guard Movie Review
Major spoilers ahead! I am warning you right now because I love this movie and refuse to avoid talking about it, so if you haven't...
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6 August 2020: "The Square Pegs" Critique & Updates
In attempting to prepare to write for this blog post, I read quite a few short stories and wasn't sure which to focus on, either one from...
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27 July 2020: Winning Camp NaNo & Other Announcements
Holy moly, I have been so lazy since I reached my goal for Camp NaNo on the 20th, but the point is that I won! As a reward to myself, I...
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13 July 2020: The End of an Astral Voyage, a D&D Adventure
One of my D&D groups has finally finished our campaign, a story that started over a year ago and, due to scheduling issues, has been a...
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8 July 2020: Announcements & Whatnot
It hasn't really been all that long, and yet I have so many things to officially "announce" here on my blog! I am starting a newsletter...
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28 June 2020: Camp NaNo is Imminent!
How is it almost July already? I mean, time is an illusion and all, but still. That happened fast and now Camp NaNo is in a few days....
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6 June 2020: How to be a Good Ally
Right now, there are so many crises occurring all at once, but these crises are catalysts for change. With COVID-19, the Black Lives...
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12 May 2020: The Importance of Creativity During Times of Crisis
Over this past weekend, I watched a few educational sessions from the 320 Festival on mental health, and then yesterday I watched a...
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5 May 2020: Rewriting
One of the best bits of writing advice I have ever received was, when revising, to rewrite your entire manuscript, every single word. Not...
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1 May 2020: Camp NaNo is Over! Onward to Mental Health Awareness Month
Time to celebrate the end of a month-long challenge that I absolutely crushed. I wrote just over 60,000 words during the month of April,...
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27 April 2020: Camp NaNo Update #3
It's official: I have reached my goal of 60,000 words as of last night, thanks to writing sprints with my writing group via Discord!...
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16 April 2020: Camp NaNo Update #2
Just over halfway through the month and I have written 13,614 words towards my 20k goal, which means only 6,386 words to go! Although I...
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6 April 2020: "The Archivist" Critique
Today I'm sharing a critique for "The Archivist" by Joyce Carol Oates, which I wrote in July of 2018. Before I dive in, this story was...
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5 April 2020: Camp NaNo Update #1
Camp NaNo has begun, which means that many writers are committing to write for the month of April. Although similar to NaNoWriMo, Camp...
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30 March 2020: Media Reviews from 2017
I have always been an avid consumer of movies, TV shows, and books, for as long as I can remember, but taking the time to analyze and...
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24 March 2020: "Unearth" Critique
In my college fiction workshop, whenever we read a fellow student's story, we were required to write up a critique, in which we...
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18 March 2020: Corona Quarantine
Starting tomorrow, March 19th, the school district I work for is suspending school indefinitely due to COVID-19, which means that I will...
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11 March 2020: Self-Discipline is Not a Thing
I am terrible at self-discipline and consistency, which is easily my biggest fault as a writer. Not that my writing is inconsistent, but...
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3 March 2020: Interrobang in Progress
Although it is a while before it will be ready to be published, I wanted to officially announce that I am in the process of working on a...
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