It's that time of year for us working in academia - summer break. Shorter hours, less pay, more time to focus on all things writing/reading/Skyrim. I've put together this list, and by publishing it here on the blog, it makes it official. Hopefully, I will be able to hold myself to it a lot better. … Continue reading My Summer To-do List
Category: Writer’s Woes
“The Chosen One”
This is a trope I'm sick of in fantasy. It's not that "the chosen one" is bad, but I've seen it so much that it's become cliche. (It's like the spunky red-headed female lead.) To me, making the protagonist "the chosen one" is just a reason to put them into the story. It's a plot … Continue reading “The Chosen One”
Crazy Thing
So, when I first started this blog, I had all these ideas for posts - and I wrote and wrote and wrote in the first few weeks. I had about 200 drafts, and in all that free time I had, I scheduled posts a year in advance. I've been going over those old posts. I've … Continue reading Crazy Thing
Beatrice B. Morgan 