I didn't notice the lack of diversity until it was brought to me. Mostly because I'm white. I grew up in a white farm-town neighborhood of Catholics and Baptists. So, when I read a book and all the characters are white, I don't think anything about it. It's normal to me. But, to someone who … Continue reading Diversity in Books
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Favorite Stories #2
How to Train Your Dragon I don't know where to begin with this one. I saw the last half of this movie one night - I'd come home from college and my mother recorded it with my nephew in mind. Just watching the climax of this movie, I HAD to watch the rest of it. … Continue reading Favorite Stories #2
Write. Read. Revise. Read. Repeat.
You can read as many articles/books about writing you want. Articles written by amateurs like me, or by professionals like Stephen King, or by the people that write the articles for Writer's Digest. You can devour every webinar, conference, and YouTube tutorial about how to write better, cleaner, and with more punch. But reading about … Continue reading Write. Read. Revise. Read. Repeat.