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April 2024 Update: Read a snippet of a short story for the Northern Life writing contest.
Last month, I revealed some special news: I’m entering writing contests again! It’s been about a year since I submitted a story into a contest and I haven’t entered one since because it is sort of like screaming into a deep, dark pit. Like all publishing, really. But I do want to get my work…
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3 Reasons To Read “Station Eleven” By Emily St John Mandel
Yesterday, 23rd of April, was Shakespeare’s birthday. Because of this, I wanted to share a beautiful, thrilling novel which, as well as being one of my all time favourites, is also a powerful love letter to Shakespeare. But this is just one of three reasons I highly recommend it. Station Eleven is a love letter…
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What A Protagonist Is And Isn’t
Lately I’ve noticed a lot of people over-defining the word “protagonist.” There seems to be this idea that a protagonist is a character and not a character role. As in, I’m getting the impression that people think that the term protagonist is almost a guideline on how to build a character, rather than it simply…
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