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June 30, 2022
2022 Q2 Goals Recap
Hello Lovelies, and welcome back to the blog. We’re ending out another quarter, so it’s time for another goals recap post.
If you remember from last time, I set some goals at the beginning of Q2. As a refresher, they looked like this.

Now, my Trello board looks like this.

Let’s go over it in more detail.
Writing – 21/68 Goals Completed – 31%
I know I said last quarter that I should have broken this goal up only into the ones I thought I’d complete this quarter, but really...
June 16, 2022
Comedy as a Literary Genre
Definition – Examples – How to Write
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Hello Lovelies, and welcome back to the blog. Today we’re talking about the third Pillar of Genre. We’re talking today about the Drama genre, and specifically, about Comedy as it pertains to the literary genre.
Comedy DefinitionComedy is any work that is intended to incite laughter and amusement, especially in theatre, television, film, stand-up comedy or any o...
June 9, 2022
Tragedy as a Literary Genre
Definition – Examples – How to Write
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Hello Lovelies, and welcome back to the blog. Today we’re talking about the third Pillar of Genre. We’re talking today about the Drama genre, and specifically, about Tragedy as a literary genre.
Tragedy DefinitionA literary tragedy is a written piece that consists of courageous, noble characters who must confront powerful obstacles, external or from within. The...
June 2, 2022
Introduction to Drama as a Literary Genre
Drama – Tragedy – Comedy – Farce
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Hello Lovelies, and welcome back to the blog. Today we are going to talk about the third Pillar of Genre, and I am introducing you to the concept of Drama as a Literary Genre. Let’s dive straight in!
Drama DefinitionLiterarydevices.net says that “Drama is a mode of fictional representation through dialogue and performance. It is one of the literary genres, which is...
May 26, 2022
Lyric Poetry
Definition – Examples – How to Write
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Hello Lovelies, and welcome back to the blog. Today is the last day that we’re talking about the second Pillar of Genre. Let’s talk about Poetry.
How do you define what Poetry even is? Would you say that it has a meter or cadence? That it has to rhyme and have multiple verses? That it has to take a specific form? All of those things may be aspects of poetry, and ye...
May 19, 2022
Dramatic Poetry
Definition – Examples – How to Write
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Hello Lovelies, and welcome back to the blog. Today, and for the next few weeks, we’re talking about the second Pillar of Genre. Let’s talk about Poetry.
How do you define what Poetry even is? Would you say that it has a meter or cadence? That it has to rhyme and have multiple verses? That it has to take a specific form? All of those things may be aspects of poetry...
May 13, 2022
Narrative Poetry
Definition – Examples – How to Write
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Hello Lovelies, and welcome back to blog. Today, and for the next few weeks, we’re talking about the second Pillar of Genre. Let’s talk about Poetry.
How do you define what Poetry even is? Would you say that it has a meter or cadence? That it has to rhyme and have multiple verses? That it has to take a specific form? All of those things may be aspects of poetry, an...
May 7, 2022
Introduction to the Poetry Genre
Poetry – Narrative – Dramatic – Lyrical
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Hello Lovelies, and welcome back to the blog. Today, and for the next few weeks, we’re talking about the second Pillar of Genre. Let’s talk about Poetry.
How do you define what Poetry even is? Would you say that it has a meter or cadence? That it has to rhyme and have multiple verses? That it has to take a specific form? All of those things may be aspects of poe...
April 28, 2022
The Fable Genre
Definitions – Examples – Hallmarks
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Hello Lovelies, and welcome to the blog. Let’s talk about Fables, shall we? It’s the last subgenre in the Folk Tale pillar of genre and like all folk tales, originally was told from the oral tradition.
Fable DefinitionThe Oxford dictionary defines a fable as “a short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral.” Here we have two distinct eleme...
April 22, 2022
Fairy Tale Genre
Definitions – Examples – Hallmarks
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Hello Lovelies, and welcome to the blog. Last week I went over the difference between Fairy Tales and Fables, because they are very often lumped together, yet they are two separate folk tale subgenres. This week you will get individual posts that look at each more specifically, starting with Fairy Tales, and continuing next week into Fables.
Fairy Tale Definition...

