I write short fiction and middle-grade novels. When I am not writing, I am reading voraciously and teaching English lit.
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The Evolution of the TV SitcomFrom I Dream of Jeannie and Bewitched to Seinfeld and FRIENDS to How I Met Your Mother (among many, many others), the sitcom has its own history in television. It would be interesting to do a study on sitcoms, focusing on how sitcoms over the decades have also been shaped by the sociocultural underpinnings of that era.
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Published and IncompleteExplore the trend of famous authors’ first drafts and unfinished novels being published. Should authors publish these unfinished works? Or does it take away from the canon of their own literature?
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Blogging: Help or Hinderance in Building a Writing Career?Many writing help sites suggest that starting a blog can launch your writing career. Others suggest that spending too much time tending a blog can stunt your literary growth in terms of productivity. So where do you draw the line? Is there a way to manage both or should a fledgling writer focus solely on writing the stories they want to write?
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How We Read: Various Ways of Engaging With and Interpreting TextsAs a teacher, I often hear about the diverse ways that people learn. I.e. some people are better at learning by listening, while others need to see the lesson in writing or experience it on a more kinetic level. In what ways do we engage with a story differently when it is in audiobook form vs. paper format?
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Creating a Writing Habit that Works: Muses, Magic and Faith | |
![]() Thanks Stephanie! Glad you liked the article 🙂 | Creating a Writing Habit that Works: Muses, Magic and Faith |
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![]() I hadn’t thought about “The Bell Jar” as sick – lit, but that makes sense! | Mental Illness in YA: Rehabilitating Sick-Lit |
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![]() I’m glad you liked it 🙂 | Creating a Writing Habit that Works: Muses, Magic and Faith |
![]() I like to write in the morning too! | Creating a Writing Habit that Works: Muses, Magic and Faith |
![]() Do you keep a journal at your bedside? | Creating a Writing Habit that Works: Muses, Magic and Faith |
Thanks EzraChapman 🙂 The TED Talk is GREAT! I hope you enjoy it 🙂