Thursday, August 24, 2017

"Strong Feminist" versus "Strong Feminine" Archetypes

You've probably heard a lot of buzz about "strong female roles" in the media--books, movies, etc.  Many groups want to see a woman who can bash bad guys' heads in and then polish their manicured nails straight afterward.  However, the first time a female character bashes a bad guy…

Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Welcoming "Everything I Never Said"

Welcoming "Everything I Never Said"
Hey everyone! While I was trying to ignore my classes being a diligent student, I also published a book of short stories and poetry back in March.  It's titled Everything I Never Said  (misleading, I know.  Definitely not everything I haven't said thus far in my life.  When will I publish Ev…

Monday, May 22, 2017

I'm Back & A Great Resource For Writers: Indie Hoot

I'm Back & A Great Resource For Writers: Indie Hoot
Hey everyone! (Credit: NBC "Chuck") Yeah, yeah, I know.  It's been since November (oops).  Grade point averages don't improve themselves, though, and my classes over the spring semester were insane.  Kind of like having quintuplets that are all very needy.  Anyway--you don't …

Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Short Stories

Hey everyone! Since I'm currently taking a college course about short stories, I figured that I would write a quick post about how to write short stories.  In some aspects, they're much harder to write than novels because you have to write an entire, purposeful, event in under 10,000 words.…

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Writing A Novel: Conclusions

Hey everyone!  Long time no see!  As promised in the last post, " Body Building ", I have compiled a quick guide to writing a conclusion for your story; this is also the finale of the "Writing A Novel" blog-series.  Stay tuned for more posts, however!  Okay - let's get down to…

Tuesday, September 13, 2016

Writing A Novel: Body Building

Hello everyone!  I'm back with the next installment of "Writing A Novel".  Writers are bodybuilders, you know that?  Yes, I suppose you could be extremely interested in the physical bodybuilding process and be a writer too, but I'm thinking about building the body of your novel.  …

Thursday, September 1, 2016

Writing A Novel: First Chapters

Hey everyone!  Wow, has it been a long time since I've posted!  Ugh.  Before I jump into the anatomy of a first chapter -- as promised in the last post for Writing A Novel: "Casting Call" -- I'll tell you why I have been absent.  1) My computer crashed.  The hard drive broke, and…