As you know, I’m going to the SF Writers Conference this very week. (Tomorrow, by the time this blog comes out). There’s a lot of moving parts and ways that I’m trying to prepare. However, probably the most essential one is preparing a book pitch. “What is a book pitch?” you might ask. Well, that’s […]
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If I’m being honest, it all came down to money (that’s what it always is, isn’t it?). As a person who is currently unemployed, but still has a fighting dream, I understand that I’ve got limited resources. Prior to this, I was considering first that I should first get my manuscript edited by a professional
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I love this book. You heard me, I love The Secret History by Donna Tartt. (Spoilers ahead!) I’d actually read this book a couple years ago when a dear friend lent it to me during the pandemic. Back then, when I asked what it was about, her only explanation was “You should read it. It’s
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I turned 26 today. On the same day, I also finished a vignette collection that I’d been working on for nearly 3 years. That’s got to mean something, right? Some metaphor, some closed loop in the story, perfectly wrapped up on a birthday. Right? It’s strange. I don’t think I can properly summarize how I
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^And by that, I mean that everyone should read this book. This is one of the fundamental ideas that Elizabeth Gilbert explores in Big Magic, that indeed, everyone, whether they like it or not, is creative. More so, you can choose to live a creative life. The book explores all aspects of creativity and how
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