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Writer’s Sketch 6: A Slow Winter’s Day

Posted by Rachel on February 20, 2012 in action, description, writer's sketch |

The sound of a clock ticking off the seconds remains my only company. It’s a slow day. Winter seldom brings visitors to my humble shop near the outskirts of town. A dizzying glow of light flickers as the filament in my sole lamp is sure to die out soon. Thankfully, the day grants several more […]

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Review of Hunger Games

Posted by Rachel on December 5, 2011 in action, characters, review, sequels |

Suzanne Collins has produced a high quality, well executed series based on speculative-modern gladiatorial games featuring who else, but children. As a child of the Harry Potter phenomena, I grew to expect series’ to instantly capture my attention and draw me into their whimsical worlds. But that was not so.  A handful of disappointing first […]

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Writer’s Sketch 4: Action

Posted by Rachel on November 17, 2011 in action, practice, writer's sketch |

For the expression map, I focused on portraying realistic emotions. An important practice to hone your ability to write expressions realistically is in observing how real people react— the same fact remains true for writing action. Coming from the experience of writing a heavily action-based series (think: Lord of the Rings), it can be as […]

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