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IWSG: How Novel

This is February's IWSG post. The IWSG is a super group of writers floating around in the blogosphere, led by the ninja Alex J. Cavanagh. Come check us out! Our co-hosts for February are Allison...

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Broadway Con!!!

Not only was yesterday, the 22nd, my birthday, but it was also the first day of the very first BroadwayCon! My friend Jess pointed out that last year, the week of her birthday, we went to Elsie Fest,...

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Update + WWI Poetry

I haven't been on my computer very much lately because the stupid thing has reached its expiration date. The hinge is broken, so the screen is trying desperately to detach, the spacebar sticks (makes...

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The Reynolds Pamphlet: Part 2

It's 1796. Alexander Hamilton has resigned from his post of Treasury Secretary to return to practicing law in New York City. He is still involved in public life, still writing long essays against...

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The Reynolds Pamphlet (Have You Read This?): Part 1

One of my favorite songs in Hamilton comes in the second act. It's called "The Reynolds Pamphlet." Thomas Jefferson sings, "Well, he never gon' be President now." It also happens to be one of my...

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White Light by Anna Simpson

Today we have a special guest on the blog. Anna Simpson, who is known on the Internet as Emaginette, has released her new book White Light. Here, she tells us what her top ten challenges of writing...

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IWSG: 2016!

This is the first IWSG post of 2016! We post about our writing insecurities every first Wednesday of the month, following our leader Alex J. Cavanaugh. This month's co-hosts are G. Keltner, Denise...

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Top Ten Favorite Historical Period Films

I recently watched Testament of Youthand realized that it definitely hits my top ten favorite movies list. And then I began thinking of other historical period-set films that hit my top ten list....

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2015: A Year In Blog

Let's see. What did I do in 2015, writing wise? Well, let's start with the biggest news of the year: I published a novella! I wrote Pearl, I had the manuscript beta-read, I found a wonderful...

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My 2015 Goodreads Reading Challenge: The Stats

I was going to write up a quick little summarization of what I read this year, but Goodreads actually sent me an email about that today, too! According to Goodreads: So, out of the 42 books I...

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