The Tortured Writer Trope

Writers are born. We spring wholesale from the womb brimming with chaotic inspiration waiting to be unleashed onto the page. Because the desire to write is innate, it can be frustrating and disheartening when life gets in the way of our ability to write. I say “life” because it need…

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The Modern Writer

It’s hardly a secret that I’ve been looking for a “home” of some sort when it comes to fandom since Livejournal imploded and stopped being what fandom needed. I tried Tumblr, Facebook, MeWe, and my own forum spaces but not necessarily in that order. Nothing really clicked for me, no…

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The Turning Point

I think every writer has a turning point in their craft when their emotional investment in their work shifts and changes. There was a time when I focused on pleasing others with my writing. I twisted myself up and worried excessively about pleasing this one writer “friend” in my life….

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The Word Factory

This year I’ve been blogging about various writer topics that cross my mind. Mostly, these essays have been a way to arrange my thoughts on my life and experiences as a writer. It’s essential, I think, to kind of map yourself out as a writer. On the podcast, we talk…

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Story Building: The Novella

We’re doing a workshop on Discord this week and tonight is the introductory podcast. My apologies for not announcing on my website sooner. I created the events on the Facebook calendar and called myself done! 2-9-2020 Introduction: Plotting a Novella Summary: How to get started. Archived: Castbox 2-10-2020 Defining Your…

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