Reading, Writing

Dorian Gray and the Joys of Speculative Fiction

I know, I haven’t posted for a very long time. It’s been so frustrating–for some reason my computer won’t let me sign into my website. Every time I try I get a message saying the connection has timed out. I finally am getting on on another computer for now, but hopefully I can get this issue resolved soon! That said,…

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Writing

Don’t Write What You Know

Anyone who’s ever turned their hand to writing knows this this adage, as well as most who haven’t. “Write what you know.” There are many great writers who have followed this advice. Charles Dickens, for instance. Nearly all of his stories had autobiographical elements, and most of them took place in the nineteenth century London where he lived out his…

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