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Why did I pick up this book? Last week, I found myself sprawled on the floor of my friend Liz’s London flat, perusing the books on her bookshelf. Our friendship, which goes back to grade 6, has revolved almost entirely around books. As I dragged a finger over the titles, I came across two books […]
Where do you come up with this stuff?? Anyone who has ever told someone they’re a writer has been asked the question: where do you come up with your ideas? For me, stories are driven by characters, and characters are everywhere. Think about all the people with whom you interact on a daily basis: other […]
This weekend, I was chatting to a girlfriend about “the guy situation” in each of our lives, and I found out something very peculiar: what I thought was a unique problem I had was in fact shared. Here’s the problem: when faced with a situation where I am uncomfortable and unsure of how to proceed, […]
What’s it about? My first book review was about a man cheating on his woman. My second is about a woman cheating on her man. Published in 1954, A Spy in the House of Love explores subjects taboo to the era. Protagonist Sabina is unfulfilled in her marriage to Alan, to whom she feels a […]
Many people don’t realize how much “behind the scenes” work goes into writing a story or a novel or other work, and many writers are loath to write something that won’t be “used” in the body of the text. But, truth be told, this “unused” work is some of the most important information you will […]
You’ve heard about Tinder from “people”. You can’t seem to remember who told you about it, just that someone did. Maybe it’s on everyone’s subconscious minds and the information gets shared telepathically.
This semester I joined my university’s climbing gym I’ve climbed off and on over the years, but never as more than a hobby. As a kid, I couldn’t get enough of it at summer camp and was often the only one not bored of going up and down the climbing wall until it was time […]
What attracted me to this book? The stark red and black cover of a giant stiletto crushing a man? The fact that it’s set in Glasgow? The American Psycho-esque density of the novel? Certainly not the ample praise on the back of the book from male-oriented sources and magazines. Having recently finished reading American Psycho […]
Just as I would not dive into writing a novel without first getting to know my characters, I cannot dive into a business without first getting to know my product and the market in which I’ll be offering it.
What’s a Mind Map? One of my favorite ways to brainstorm a story or a character is Mind Mapping. I actually learned this method in elementary school. To prove that we’d read a book, we had to map out the main characters and ideas in a cloud-like structure for the teacher to check over. This works […]