Saige’s Posts
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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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Flash Fiction For Funsies pt. 1
Ava and I have started doing calls together where we do some work together. We’ve done a few things, like discuss new ideas, talk plotting, and, most recently, we agreed to do a quick flash fiction exercise. We decided we… Continue reading
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The Disappointing Queer Representation in “A Fragile Enchantment”
It felt like it took me weeks to get through one of my most recent reads, A Fragile Enchantment, by Allison Saft. There’s a lot I could talk about with this novel, from the disappointing political endeavors, the poor characterization… Continue reading
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The Relationship Between Inspiration and Boredom
I’ve talked recently about my current writer’s block slump that I’ve been trapped in. It’s no fun, let me tell you, to have lots of ideas and no clue how to put them anywhere. I have a few projects plotted… Continue reading
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Dude, This Writing Thing is Hard
Maybe blame my sleep addled procrastinating brain for this one, but this week we’re doing a little bit of a rant. Writing is rarely sunshine and rainbows for most of us, and let’s talk about that. We are surrounded by… Continue reading
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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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