Music can have a grand affect on your mood and your emotions and can elicit feelings across the spectrum from sorrow and fear to joy. I often… Read more “Musical Inspiration in Writing”
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Paper vs. Tech: A Review of Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore
Technology and writing are always difficult things for me to synthesize. I don’t know why. I’m decent in my expertise with technology. But I hate involving it… Read more “Paper vs. Tech: A Review of Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore”
The Devil’s in the Details
I love description. I love beautiful words and sentences and I feel that they bring a particular texture or quality to my writing that is unique to… Read more “The Devil’s in the Details”
Familiar Places and Fresh Perspectives
Perspective is an interesting thing and it’s undeniably valuable in writing. And often when I am experiencing something in life, it causes me to pause and think… Read more “Familiar Places and Fresh Perspectives”
Chasing Inspiration
Inspiration can come from the most unexpected places. A song playing in the background. A phrase someone says. A photograph. A story you read. Pretty much everything… Read more “Chasing Inspiration”
Searching for the Truth from the Eyes of the Witness
A couple of weeks ago, I came into the room and my boyfriend was watching 60 Minutes. This is not a show we typically watch, but the… Read more “Searching for the Truth from the Eyes of the Witness”
Language and Numbers: What the Zipf!?
Well, I was a little lost coming up with ideas for a post this week, but luckily the winds of fate, or the internet, have a funny… Read more “Language and Numbers: What the Zipf!?”
Climbing the English Degree Mountain
Today, dear readers, I want to talk to you about something amazing that happened in my life within the past 24 months. I have a bachelor’s degree… Read more “Climbing the English Degree Mountain”
Falling into the Gothic Season
The weather has been unseasonably cool this month and, in spite of my summer-loving self, I find my thoughts turning towards fall. I love fall, though I… Read more “Falling into the Gothic Season”
The Art of the Villain: 12 Tips for Crafting the Ultimate Bad Guy
Villain, anti-hero, scoundrel, lowlife, brute, criminal. Villains have a host of words to describe their nefarious natures. Though they are known for their malevolence, villains are a… Read more “The Art of the Villain: 12 Tips for Crafting the Ultimate Bad Guy”
Writer vs the World 