Tag Archives: writing

How To Be An Author

Posted on April 5, 2013 by

There’s so much of this advice out there. Blog posts. Craft books. Workshops and lectures. We pay for it, we go in search of it. Sometimes it finds us, when we’d rather not be pondering whether or not we’re currently … Continue reading →

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Bad-Idea Heroes (No, Like, Really Bad)

Posted on March 21, 2013 by

Today’s post is going to be a self-indulgent talk therapy session. I apologize in advance. But I’m having one of those writer weeks, the kind where self-doubt is an itchy, wet sweater, weighing you down and making you twitch, and … Continue reading →

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Cinémawonque Analysis: Pretty Woman

Posted on February 5, 2013 by

Pretty Woman (1990) is such a modern classic of the mainstream romance genre, I think it’s incredibly easy to forget exactly how wonked this story is. In fact, I’ve attended writing workshops in which it’s used as a universal reference … Continue reading →

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