books
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Top of the Wednesday to ya! I don’t know what that’s supposed to mean. Anyway, it’s time for Top 5 Wednesday! Today’s topic is your top five teachers and mentors. The only caveat was that we can’t choose anyone from Harry Potter, which, fair. I’m also adding a second caveat that I can’t choose anyone…
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Have you ever read a fanfiction that was so bad and so wild that you just had to laugh? That’s not pertinent to anything, just something I’m going through right now. Anyway, it’s time for Top 5 Wednesday and this week’s topic is a freebie. That means you can choose a previous topic you missed…
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Imagine you’re a monster— vampire, witch, werewolf, it doesn’t matter what. Imagine this is your life, either the only one you’ve ever known or one you’ve lived long enough that’s it’s all you really remember. Imagine the way you’d look at the world, the morals you’d have. They’d probably be a very different set than…
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Hahahahahahahahaha! I had a terrible reading month! I’m laughing because it’s so pathetic! Anyway, this month I finished one book. And that’s it. And I didn’t even start the book this month. I’m trying not to feel guilty, but I kind of do. Let’s just get this post over with. The only book I…
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One of the most overused tropes in young adult fantasy is the lost princess/queen trope. And yet, no matter how many times I read it, I never get sick of it. I’m not sure why. Maybe it’s the lasting impression Anastasia, one of my childhood favorites, left on me. Maybe it’s part of that deep…
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Despite my track record of starting series for this blog and then barely keeping up with them, I’ve decided to start a new one. In this new series, I’m discussing the basis of every story: tropes. A trope, for anyone unfamiliar, is a commonly used theme or device in literature, film, and television. This includes…
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While I majored in creative writing, I took a lot of literature classes. This isn’t just because the courses are similar and I love to read— it’s because I love to analyze things. From books to movies to television, I love dissecting characters and their stories. I love picking apart symbolism. I love digging into…
Strange Storyteller 