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FanFiction: A History and Reflection of Post-Modern Literature
Read more: FanFiction: A History and Reflection of Post-Modern LiteratureFan fiction is the creative expression of fandom, or a reflection of a pop cultural universe created by a fan. For those that write fan-fiction, it can be agreed that it is not an easy task to create captivating fan fiction. Many authors and writers, including myself got their start with fan fiction. However I’ve…
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Handling Rejection As A Writer
Read more: Handling Rejection As A WriterHow to handle rejection as a writer?
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I’ve Started Writing Again
Read more: I’ve Started Writing AgainIt’s been awhile but I am back at it. And I am feeling good about what I’m writing for once. I got some projects to crank out and agents to hunt down to finally get one of my many books out into the world. Things have been stressful. Ending a long term relationship with someone…
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‘I love to write, so why am I struggling to do so?: Writer’s Block and other Writer Struggles…with Solutions
Read more: ‘I love to write, so why am I struggling to do so?: Writer’s Block and other Writer Struggles…with SolutionsEvery writer has heard of it, endured it themselves, supported another coping with it, etc. It’s what has us hitting backspace and staring at the screen, waiting for the right words and inspiration to hit us. It’s what has us crying and smashing the keyboard in before tossing the whole computer out the window. Writer’s…
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The First Draft ~ We All Start Somewhere
Read more: The First Draft ~ We All Start SomewhereWe all start somewhere. Whether it’s on paper, a napkin on a train, on a computer or even just in our heads, the first draft is there. And it’s waiting to written. One thing I’ve struggled with for my first draft is trying to get it perfect on the first go. I’m a perfectionist so…
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Writer’s Wednesday ~ Aubyn Sharp
Read more: Writer’s Wednesday ~ Aubyn SharpOne of the many joys of working at Barnes & Noble is working alongside other writers and published authors, poets and professionals that have been in the book selling business for many years. We talk, share our work, make recommendations to one another and support each other. It is a really wholesome environment for an…
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Trust the Process: Research for a Novel
Read more: Trust the Process: Research for a NovelMuch like research for a college paper, research is also involved in writing a novel, book or anything factual outside your own personal experience. It’s how mystery novelists know that their victim has six hours or less to escape from their premature grave based on the cubic volume of air that was trapped in the…
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Why Reading is Important to being a Writer…
Read more: Why Reading is Important to being a Writer…“If you write, you have read and we read to be inspired. Therefore you have the drive to inspire.” As a writer, you must read if you want to improve your skill. Reading serves more purpose than just a leisure activity. It is an important skill and habit to maintain when pursuing a career as…
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The Creepy, the Uncanny, and the Mysterious
Read more: The Creepy, the Uncanny, and the MysteriousI’ve been enticed by the darker side of things since I was rather young, despite my bubbly personality. I guess that can be attributed to my family’s personal experience with the creepy, uncanny, and mysterious. And worst of all murder. Before I was even a thought on this planet, both sides of my family experienced…
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Flash Fiction No. 2 ~ Red-Beard’s Assassin
Read more: Flash Fiction No. 2 ~ Red-Beard’s AssassinThe Pentagonal Brotherhood assembled a bond that no wave will cast overboard. Our loyalty to one another means everything to us. Without it, we are nothing. We are susceptible. Like a ship covets the sea, we covet each other. We are all we have. Together, we work as cogs, each one as important as the…
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Flash Fiction NO. 1 – A Strange Request at A Piano Bar
Read more: Flash Fiction NO. 1 – A Strange Request at A Piano BarI already felt awkward about stepping into a piano bar to begin with, let alone with the quest I was bequeathed to perform at the command of the fraternity I was going for. Hazing has become quite a controversy on campuses. So this must’ve been the less harmful option. I remind myself of this as…
