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“Love Interests” in the DC TV-verse
I’m a big fan of the various comic book inspired TV shows that seem to have taken over all of television recently. I’ve watched almost all of them, and I keep up with all of the shows in the DC TV...
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“Write What You Know”
“Write what you know” is probably one of the most clichéd pieces of writing advice out there. Teachers often say it to students, or more experienced writers will say it to fledgling authors, but often...
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Racism in the Animal Kingdom: A Review of Zootopia
“I’ve heard it’s the best G-rated animal movie about police brutality and racism ever made.” This is an example of the type of comment I’d heard about Zootopia prior to going to see the movie. But...
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Spring Quarter Project Update
Art by BasiliskZero on deviantart Hello wonderful blog readers. I wanted to write a post about updates on what I’ve been doing, since I haven’t really been vocal about that recently. Some of you may...
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Writing: Using Dictation
Until pretty recently I had never considered using dictation to write, and to be honest I’m not 100% sure where the idea came from. I think it mostly has to do with the fact that I’m one of those...
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Lucifer as an Example of a Good Love Triangle
A lot of stories attempt to use love triangles in their romantic subplots, or even primary plots, and I feel like a lot of them don’t do a very good job of it. I think the problem is that when you, as...
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TV Review: Sleepy Hollow Season 3
This past Friday the third season of Sleepy Hollow came to a close, and I thought I would share my thoughts on it, since it is one of the many shows I follow. I’m planning to do more write-ups on the...
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TV Review: iZombie Season 2
The second season of iZombie finished this past Tuesday with a rousing two hour season finale, and so here’s another article on my thoughts about one of the many TV shows that I watch. Keep in mind...
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Marketing: Basic Tips
Whether you’re planning on self-publishing your writing or going the traditional route, you will have to market yourself and build an author platform. For the self-published author this is an obvious...
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TV Review: Supergirl Season 1
The first season of Supergirl came to an end on Monday, so I’m back to share my thoughts on how I thought it went and how I think it could improve. There will be spoilers, so if you aren’t caught up,...
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Writing: Outlining a Scene
Have you ever sat down to write a scene and just ended up staring at your computer screen for an hour? You’ve outlined your novel, you have a couple notes on what supposed to be happening, but for...
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Project Spotlight: Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls
Stories have power. They are a reflection of our societal values, and they are a powerful tool for passing on the lessons we want to teach to others in our society. This is why it is so problematic...
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Can We Gender-swap the “Strong Woman” and “Weird Guy” Trope?
Last week two of my favorite new television shows — Lucifer and Limitless — wrapped up their opening seasons. On paper, these shows aren’t all that connected outside of being procedurals with some...
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The Shows I’m Watching and You Should Too: Wynonna Earp
So we’re actually going to start with the bad on this show, and that’s because, quite frankly, I didn’t think the pilot was all that great. There was a long intro fight scene, which I found sort of...
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Marketing: Your Online Presence
These days, whether you want to pursue traditional or self-publishing, you need to have an online presence. For self-publishing the reason is self-explanatory, but traditional outfits will ask you to...
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Time Online
Nowadays there is more of a burden on creatives to be able to market their own work. For those pursuing some form of self-publishing, the ability to do so is paramount, but even traditionally...
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World Building Philosophy: Avoiding Defaulting and Othering
“The status quo does not need world building.” This is the summation of a series of tweets put together by author Kate Elliott on the subject of world building and in response to the argument that...
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Writing: Point Of View
Point of view (POV) is an important aspect of any story. It sets the tone for the reader, building the atmosphere for your story in many small ways. Different approaches to POV each have their own...
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Writing: Description
As fiction writers we have a very clear idea of how a scene looks in our heads. We know exactly what our characters look like, we know what they’re wearing, we know the facial expressions and gestures...
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Summer Quarter Project Update
It’s been a little while since my last update, so I wanted to touch base with you, my awesome readers, about what I’ve been doing (outside writing blog posts) and let you know what I have planned for...
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