L. Saige Johnson
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The Art of Fan Fiction
I’m sure I’m not alone when I say that a lot of my practice in writing comes from fan fiction. I spent some formative years on FanFiction.net with my brother, reading, writing, and roleplaying in our favorite worlds. My most… Continue reading
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Advice From My Fellow Aspiring Authors
Being an English major and a creative writing minor, I’ve made a lot of friends with fellow aspiring authors. I think it’s fun to see the pieces of advice that we’ve each all come to appreciate and share. And I… Continue reading
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Five Magic Book Reviews
Recently I’ve had quite the fixation on books themed around faeries, magic, and all things in between. I justify it by calling it research for my own novel dealing with the same. Regardless, I have always enjoyed the magical and… Continue reading
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The Advice That Changed My Poetry
Poetry is something I explored a lot in college, growing my skills, interest, and drafts of various poems. Most of them come from my own experiences, putting to words that which usually cannot. I won’t sit here and say that… Continue reading
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The Problem With Teaching Literature
Many of you reading likely have not had much to complain on when it comes to reading. If you’re anything like me, when assigned books in school, it was fairly easy to stay caught up, digest, and even enjoy the… Continue reading
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Ava’s Articles Are Better Than Mine (And That’s a Good Thing!)
Friends, I fear Ava is a superior writer than I. This isn’t just because she has a complete novel and I don’t, or that she writes more consistently than I do, or that she’s written much more smut than I… Continue reading
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On Becoming a Fan of King
My high school creative writing teacher was a huge fan of Stephen King. This was my first real experience with the man. Before this point, I knew him just as the guy with the scary clown guy that my stepmom… Continue reading
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Poetry’s Place in Prose
See what I did there? If you’ve looked at my bio, it’s pretty clear that I enjoy working between the styles of prose and poetry. I often find my style towing the thin line. Alliteration is a frequent toy I’m… Continue reading
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The Wonders and Woes of Worldbuilding
Sometimes I wonder if I need to stop trying to be a novel writer and pivot to writing Dungeons and Dragons campaigns. Don’t get me wrong, I love writing, but maybe my true passion is in worldbuilding. I love the… Continue reading
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Go-To Book Recommendations for Fans of Fantasy
I’ve always been a fan of reading, and over my many years of digesting books at an alarming rate, I’d like to say that I have collected a decent sample of book suggestions. Whenever people ask me for a book… Continue reading
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