I get to choose if I should work in a familiar or unfamiliar setting. For a long time, I really, really wanted to write a sci-fi epic. Nothing stuck in my mind to drive it. As a pantser (one who writes by the seat of their pants), I never had that flash of, “yes, this!”…
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Procrastinating or Expecting Too Much?
It feels as though I am procrastinating. Am I? Or do I just expect too much of myself? This has been an ongoing issue for much of my adult life. It has been particularly problematic in my desire to establish a stable career and make real monies along the way. There are a number of…
Why is Breaking Tropes Good?
Sometimes tropes should be broken. What is a trope? In the literary sense, a trope is an often used, even over-used theme. Perfect example – the heroine in a horror movie who runs away, only to trip while running and be brutally murdered. These are many and varied, but comfortable and familiar. The elder wizard…
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