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View ArticleFor the First Time In A Long Time...
I'm currently knee-deep in the process of moving and reading. READING. Like, BOOKS. Because I have TIME!!! (All right, I'm making time)And what am I reading that takes away all time for...
View ArticleShort Break From My Break To Say...
"A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf...
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Subplots in the Omega Nebula (And Your Novel!)
Have you ever heard the term DLC? It stands for Downloadable Content, and is sold separately from a video game as an expansion pack.Recently fans have been going crazy over Bioware's release of the...
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New Year's Resolutions?
Good morning?So, well, I've been away....I thought I might be back over the Christmas break, but....well....And I didn't feel I should just suddenly return without any sort of apology.So I'm sorry....
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If You've Never Been Tempted to Write Science Fiction....
Why didn't the dog star laugh at its own joke?It was too Sirius. heheheheToday, I had my first geology lecture of the year. And, as all the best geology classes do, our class started learning about the...
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Running Late on Monday Mornings?
If you're like me, it happens an awful lot! For our characters, running late often means a plot development is about to happen - getting fired from a job, missing an important exam, or even bumping...
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To Sell Water To A Mermaid....(Pt 1)
Querying your novel is difficult. We all know this, it's part of the writing/blogging/cryingintoyourtea experience. How on earth are we writers supposed to make our novel stand out in a pile? When a...
View ArticleRhythm and Rhyme Appreciation Post
So here is the deal: I am a fantasy writer. I've been a fantasy writer since as long as I could remember, and certainly long before I knew how to write. I was scribbling away in my mind, acting out...
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Grabbing Your Moments
Sometimes, there is just no time.For instance, today: I've been doing bible study all morning, I have class from 9-3 (argh!) I have bills to get in the mail after my roommate buys stamps, today is...
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How to Win Procrastination
HAHA!! Like I have any idea how to not procrastinate. Well... I'm no expert on managing time wisely, but I suppose I AM an expert on procrastinating, so I'll focus this list on things that get in my...
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I Have A Question!
I'm currently reading The Name of the Wind, by Patrick Rothfuss (who has a wonderful blog here) and it's gotten me thinking. This is an amazing book overall, but the detail is astounding. Little things...
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Too Busy To Think...
But I've realized this 'videogame/writing blog' has really become more of a 'random post of the moment blog', so I'm revamping my style to re-include more video games.However, I also know a lot of you...
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The Plot Twist from Hell
Plot twists can be a difficult thing to manage; just ask Yoshi.Every true gamer knows this experience: Yoshi was soaring along at 90 mariomiles and hour, swerving through all the hairpin turns,...
View ArticleKettle's Boiling, Microwave's Beeping....
So today's post is short and sweet! Not to mention I received two (TWO) amazing books in the mail yesterday, and even though I have barely any time to read, I grab it where I can (usually on the bus)....
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Getting Back Up... Again and Again
It happens to all of us, published or not. Somehow, somewhere, someone is not going to like something about our project. Sometimes it's something as 'trivial' (but actually desperately important) like...
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Being Fifteen Minutes Late To Class is Better Than Not Going At All
Today, I was fifteen minutes late for class. It was very difficult for me to get up on time with six hours of sleep and a bad cough to boot, and by the time I was dressed and ready to go the last bus I...
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Sometimes, Traditional Grammar Just Doesn't Cut It
And you need to get a little creative.*Source*XOXOBeth
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I'll Kiss You If You Save The World
Ah, true love. That strange emotion that spurs people on to save worlds, defeat inner demons, conquer the bad guy, save the girl.Love.So why is it that so often, the love falls flat?'Why?' is possibly...
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And How Would You Like Your Villains?
I was thinking about villains the other day - about some of my favorite evil guys. And what I found is that, while I love my flawed, beautiful characters, sometimes I just love evil villains. Are you...
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Guilty Pleasures and Demon Slaying
I have a confession. There are days when I'm worn out, exhausted, stressed out by trying to finish homework, when I find myself with a few hours free. Do I head to the computer and start typing away?...
View ArticleIn Which Mineralogy Gives Me A Writing Lesson
Mineralogy is far-and-away the most difficult class I've ever had to take. We need to learn the properties of minerals, how to identify them, and how they interact with different geological processes....
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Rumblings from the Deep
"Then something came into the chamber - I felt it through the door, and the orcs themselves were afraid and fell silent. It laid hold of the iron ring, and then it perceived me and my spell."- Lord of...
View ArticleBOOM! CRASH! Pitter-Patter Click-Clack.
Weather. Ah, it dooms us all. A first chapter, a first scene, a first sentence focused around weather is the bane of critique groups around the world. It's a classic no-no.And yet so many books -...
View ArticleLong Time, No See!
Hey everyone! I'm officially moving blogs, now you can find me over here. I'm going to start posting regularly again (though only 1-2 times a week) and I'm trying to get back into the swing of things....
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