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Category: Randoms & My Life

  • More White Male Protagonists in Scorsese’s Silence

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    I went to see Martin Scorsese’s Silence the other day and was curious about others’ reactions to it, especially considering the way it discusses Christian faith (and I am a Christian). Reactions to the movie were not hard to find, but scattered among these were many who pointed out Scorsese had made another movie about…

  • On Following Your Dreams in 2017

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    We’re told we should either pursue our dreams at all costs, or quit dreaming and face reality. It’s a new year now–what should we actually do? Open your eyes and take a look around. The truth is, many people do make a living doing what they love, and yes, this even includes the arts. Somehow…

  • First Draft Depression

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    I’m doing NaNoWriMo this month–National November Writing Months–that thing where you try to write a 50 000-word novel in a month. It’s good to write a full novel again. But it also reminds me how excruciating the process of creation actually is.   The minute you try put that thing in your head down on…

  • No, Let’s Talk About Being a Millennial

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    “Rhiannon’s life, compared with mine, seems very wobbly. She can never feel quite safe in her home or work; she is generally anxious and suffers from what her mum calls “impending doom scenarios”. … I’m not surprised. I’m only surprised by her and her friends’ general determination and resilience, and their lack of animosity towards…

  • 2015’s Top Posts at Stories and Stuff

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    I didn’t blog a ton, but I did get a few good posts out about stories and writing! So here are my best posts (judged purely on the basis of their popularity with the internet!) from this year: In Jane Austen, Nice Guys Finish First “Authors can easily write their ‘nice guys’ as Mary Sues. I’ve read…

  • Things I Learned About Love in 2015

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    Things I learned about love in 2015: I can fall in love. I used to wonder if I could. Then this year happened. Multiple times, sometimes at the drop of a hat, which is not reassuring because: Love is blind. When you’re in love even serious red flags don’t look like flaws at all. When you…

  • Worldview and Writing

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    I thought I left off my last post on a rather hopeful note. Turns out people start worrying the minute you acknowledge the world is not a bed of roses, even though we all agreed on that point millennia ago. I think it’s just facing the fact that life is just a precarious teeter on the…

  • Writing the Tragedy – As Hard as Living It

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    The place my writing comes from inside me is dead right now. Probably not permanently, but dead for now. I’ve always thought of writing – and reading – as a kind of escape from reality. I’ve blogged about this more than once. There’s a contrary theory of literature that says the good stuff comes from…

  • Writing Reality – Or Escaping It

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    A quick thought for today: Writers write what’s real. They try to connect with some reality in the readers’ experience, and inspire emotions that complement the work they write. They try to represent the world as it truly is. That is one theory of writing’s purpose, anyway. The problem is, reality really bites. I wanted…

  • Must-Reads at Stories and Stuff in 2014

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    I started this blog in 2009–wow, that’s a lot of blogging! This year was definitely less active for me in the posting department, as I’ve had a lot going on (see Paris, and my Job and Apartment update). However, I refuse to neglect this blog! I love to debate the joy of stories with you…