I hate when the internet makes me feel like in order to become a successful writer, I need a loyal fanbase before I even publish a book - like I need a platform that's already big and promising. I hate that in order to meet agents and editors, you have to live in New York … Continue reading 11 Things I Hate about the Writing World
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How Fan Fiction Helped Me Become a Better Writer
We've all got notions about this thing called "fan fiction." You know that saying, 'if it exists, there's porn of it?' That's true for fan fiction, too, which is what most people think of first when they think of fan fiction: poorly written smut. That's true... it does exist. But there are so many other … Continue reading How Fan Fiction Helped Me Become a Better Writer
Book Review: Take the Donut by Annie Hansen (1/5)
Genre: Cozy Mystery Copyright: 2016 Overall look and feel: Meh, you know that self-published feel a book has? This book's got it. Nothing like Times New Roman on stark white paper, am I right? The chunky blurbs on the back didn't help either. However, if it weren't for those blurbs, I wouldn't have had a … Continue reading Book Review: Take the Donut by Annie Hansen (1/5)