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What Can Be Learned from Best Picture Nominations

Posted by Rachel on January 11, 2013 in current event, emotion, inspiration, review, symbolism, writing |

Even though the movie industry is separate from the book industry, I believe they go hand-in-hand when it comes to general creativity and current trends. As such, there can be several things to learn from award season when a year’s worth of films is transformed into a handful of high-quality contenders. This year’s nominees are […]

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NaNoWriMo WrapUp

Posted by Rachel on November 28, 2012 in current event, editing, nanowrimo, writing |

As the National Novel Writing Month closes, I thought I’d fill you in on my progress. I managed to write what I call a test draft for this novel in sixteen days, so I spent the whole month of November, and a tad of October, running through making edits and revisions based on how I […]

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Blogiversary

Posted by Rachel on October 24, 2012 in current event, reading, writing |

One year ago today, I reassigned my blog to focus specifically on writing and the trials and triumphs of my own writing journey as well as those of others. It has been a pretty hectic year. Reviewing books, television shows and movies. Writing posts every few days. And working non-stop on my fantasy series. But […]

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How to Use Twitter to Your Advantage

Posted by Rachel on September 24, 2012 in current event, how-to |

There are so many writers on twitter that your first course of action should be to connect with as many of them as possible. Regardless of what route you’re taking, or where you’re located on that journey, the opportunity to build a community with likeminded people has never been easier. Now that you’re on twitter […]

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