Michelle Athy's Blog, page 31

Japanese Holidays

I was reading a post on writing friend Michelle Tran's blogsome time ago. She talked about celebrating Lunar New Year and how she wanted to incorporate more of the Vietnamese traditions she grew up...

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11 Books Read

This year, for my Goodreads reading challenge, I am aiming for 44 books, so I'll be doing my lists in increments of 11. I just finished book 11 of the year five minutes ago (it was a hardcover,...

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Goodbye, Downton Abbey!

Well, Downton Abbey's series finale aired here in the U.S. I've already seen the sixth and final season when it aired in the fall, but I watched it again as it was broadcast here in the United...

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My Writing Mission Statement

If I have any kind of mission statement when it comes to the things I want to write, it boils down to: historical fiction from a diverse, female, or some sort of "other" perspective. Some...

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IWSG: Reading Differently

This is the IWSG post for March. The IWSG is a great group for writers at all stages, where we commune and discuss our writerly insecurities every first Wednesday of the month. March's co-hosts...

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Drafting Chapter Two

So, I'm drafting my new story right now, but instead of using the NaNoWriMo put anything down and don't look back method, I'm trying to write quickly but I am taking time to edit things a...

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How I Come Across Books: Reaching Readers

I started thinking about this---how do I come across books? How do I hear about books? What makes me decide to read one book over another one? I was thinking about this because I'm reading two quite...

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Happy 7th Birthday, Sunflower's Scribbles!

Happy Birthday to You! Happy Birthday To You! Happy Birthday, dear blooo-oogg... Happy Birthday To You! So, seven feels like a pretty momentous number of years to be blathering on about nothing...

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Victoria, Ursula, and Beatrice

I recently began rewriting the Victorian novel that I started forming ideas for in 2014, according to the notebook I use to jot down notes for that story. As usual, in the intervening time, there...

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Vera Brittain, Testament of Youth, and Letters From a Lost Generation

Letters From A Lost Generation: First World War Letters Of Vera Brittain And Four Friends: Roland Leighton, Edward Brittain, Victor Richardson, Geoffrey Thurlow by Mark Bostridge My rating: 4 of 5...

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