Welcome to Pen & Sword, a blog by two fans of all things reading and writing.
Join us for updates twice a week as we ramble about our favorite reads, bemoan the struggles of being an aspiring author, and discuss anything else related to the lovely world of literature.
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Horror Month: Fusion Flash
Now that we’re about midway through Horror Month (the most wonderful time of the year!), I thought I’d spend the rest of the month on-theme. Saige had this nuts idea to spin a wheel for a dual-genre piece, and I… Continue reading
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Banned Books Week: My Favorite Banned Reads
Technically, I’m a day late, but let’s ignore that fact and enjoy some books, shall we? Reading banned books is important now more than ever, in a day and age where what we engage with is being heavily scrutinized and… Continue reading
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Horror Month: A Dissection of Horror Creatures
How’s everyone’s Horror Month so far? I couldn’t tell you how mine is, because I’m writing this in September! Greetings from the past! Keeping on theme with the season, today I’m going to do a fun little dissection of some… Continue reading
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Hypertext Essays
While I’m cooking up a few good article drafts, I wanted to share something that I did back in college for one of my courses called a hypertext essay. These essays read similarly to articles or web pages due to… Continue reading
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Horror Month: How to Scare Me
Welcome to Horror Month!!! Like a typical horror fan, October is my favorite month. Nobody judges you for getting spooky or watching horror movies every weekend. This is our time, boys. I thought it’d be fun to kick off the… Continue reading
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My October Writing Goals
Hello friends! I talked a bit ago about wanting to add some more structure into my writing habits, and decided the start of a new month, and the beginning of more structure for me, was the perfect time to do… Continue reading
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I Want to Talk About Stephen King: Adaptations Part 2
I know you’ve all been anxiously awaiting the second installment of my very good and correct opinions about Stephen King adaptations. Thankfully, this list of disliked works will be much shorter than the list of those I loved. I try… Continue reading
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Audio Books and Grandma Hobbies: A Match Made in Heaven
Cozy season is rapidly approaching, and I’m sure I’m one of many looking forward to autumn evenings spent curled on a couch with a good read. Lately, I’ve been almost entirely consuming my books in audio form (thank you, Libby),… Continue reading
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Eggs in Several Baskets: My Novel Projects
There are two types of readers: those who only read one book at a time, devoting all their focus on one single story, and those who nip at books like a charcuterie board, having several open at once and in… Continue reading
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Two Attempts to Start My Next Novel
Starting a project can be really daunting! With several of my drafts, I’ve wound up throwing out my progress after I get a few chapters in. I always think it’s for the best to do so, but I still want… Continue reading
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