Канал: Self- Writeousness

Oscar Wilde's Salome and Why I can't stop thinking about it

Oscar Wilde's Salome and Why I can't stop thinking about it

The Heroine's Journey ROCKS Because...

The Heroine's Journey ROCKS Because...

Are Suicide Jokes EVER Okay?

Are Suicide Jokes EVER Okay?

Romance Myth BUSTED: Why Soulmates are a Joke

Romance Myth BUSTED: Why Soulmates are a Joke

Why is Fictional Incest?

Why is Fictional Incest?

The Chimes: A Goblin Story by Charles Dickens

The Chimes: A Goblin Story by Charles Dickens

Dracula's Guest: Vampire vs. Werewolf Feud Origin (?)

Dracula's Guest: Vampire vs. Werewolf Feud Origin (?)

DNF-able: Let's Discuss Crowd-Sourcing Songs 🗣️🎶

DNF-able: Let's Discuss Crowd-Sourcing Songs 🗣️🎶

Why is Christian Fantasy? And why do Christians HATE it?

Why is Christian Fantasy? And why do Christians HATE it?

Breakfast at Tiffany's and The harsh truth about Manic Pixie Dream Girls

Breakfast at Tiffany's and The harsh truth about Manic Pixie Dream Girls

The Sonnets: Shakespeare's GAYEST WORK?

The Sonnets: Shakespeare's GAYEST WORK?

Pygmalion, Pretty Woman, and that one time I said something nice about Prince

Pygmalion, Pretty Woman, and that one time I said something nice about Prince

A Fan-Made Wonder: The Emoji Break-Up Song (OMG my NME)

A Fan-Made Wonder: The Emoji Break-Up Song (OMG my NME)

Lyrics matter more than you think

Lyrics matter more than you think

Authors on KDP: Don't do This!

Authors on KDP: Don't do This!

#TransGirlApril and Controversial Books

#TransGirlApril and Controversial Books

My Year in Smut: 7 Genre-Specific Lessons

My Year in Smut: 7 Genre-Specific Lessons

Literary Trash or Treasure (?) 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Literary Trash or Treasure (?) 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

The Eerie Similarities between Phantom of the Opera and John Carpenter's Halloween

The Eerie Similarities between Phantom of the Opera and John Carpenter's Halloween

Bookless in Brazil: A Chaotic Travel Blog

Bookless in Brazil: A Chaotic Travel Blog

Twelfth Night and Gender in 1601

Twelfth Night and Gender in 1601

The Soddit: An Unexpected Review

The Soddit: An Unexpected Review

Return of the Me

Return of the Me

Cricket on the Hearth: Weirdest Christmas Movie EVER?

Cricket on the Hearth: Weirdest Christmas Movie EVER?

The Hero's Journey Sucks Because...

The Hero's Journey Sucks Because...

The Book Was Different (?) Bedknobs and Broomsticks

The Book Was Different (?) Bedknobs and Broomsticks

When Good Movies Happen to Bad Books: Lair of the White Worm

When Good Movies Happen to Bad Books: Lair of the White Worm

The Canterville Ghost: Straight-splaining a Queer Read of Oscar Wilde

The Canterville Ghost: Straight-splaining a Queer Read of Oscar Wilde

Excerpts from The Victorian Treasury by Lucinda Hawksley

Excerpts from The Victorian Treasury by Lucinda Hawksley

The Movie Was Better: Fantastic Mr. Fox

The Movie Was Better: Fantastic Mr. Fox

Fun with Reedsy's Plot Generator

Fun with Reedsy's Plot Generator

The Stinky Cheese Man and Accidental Sexism

The Stinky Cheese Man and Accidental Sexism

The Stand with Trans Kids Book Tag

The Stand with Trans Kids Book Tag

Universal Storytelling vs. the Pleasure Read

Universal Storytelling vs. the Pleasure Read

The Movie Was Better: Mary Poppins Edition

The Movie Was Better: Mary Poppins Edition

Bella Swan: A 1-Minute Defense

Bella Swan: A 1-Minute Defense

The Curse of Youth vs. Dorian Gray

The Curse of Youth vs. Dorian Gray

Sex Scenes: Why I hate them, and why I write them anyway

Sex Scenes: Why I hate them, and why I write them anyway

Dear Millennial, It's NOT your fault.

Dear Millennial, It's NOT your fault.

Sherlock Holmes sucks because...

Sherlock Holmes sucks because...

Best Space Warlock Song EVER! (i.e. the song we wrote)

Best Space Warlock Song EVER! (i.e. the song we wrote)

Jane Addams, Fiction, and a Slightly Better World

Jane Addams, Fiction, and a Slightly Better World

Unhappy Artist? Watch this.

Unhappy Artist? Watch this.

Fun with the dated-but-lovable Trivia of L.M. Boyd

Fun with the dated-but-lovable Trivia of L.M. Boyd

Pen Names vs. Ghostwriting

Pen Names vs. Ghostwriting

We have to talk about Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

We have to talk about Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

My first rejection letter was funnier than yours :P

My first rejection letter was funnier than yours :P

Writing Smut and the lessons I've learned (so far)

Writing Smut and the lessons I've learned (so far)

Maus vs. the TN Board of Education

Maus vs. the TN Board of Education

IRL Writer Roasts Writer Movies

IRL Writer Roasts Writer Movies

A Movie the Books Deserved? The Black Cauldron

A Movie the Books Deserved? The Black Cauldron

Why Phantom of the Opera and Twilight are weirdly similar

Why Phantom of the Opera and Twilight are weirdly similar

The Movie was Better: From the Earth to the Moon

The Movie was Better: From the Earth to the Moon

Christmas Carol Hot Takes at Dickens Fest

Christmas Carol Hot Takes at Dickens Fest

Why the Legend of Sleepy Hollow is actually a Christmas story

Why the Legend of Sleepy Hollow is actually a Christmas story

Frankenstein and Some Killer Adaptations

Frankenstein and Some Killer Adaptations

Long, Fatal Love Chase ☠️ Louisa Mae Alcott's Dark Side

Long, Fatal Love Chase ☠️ Louisa Mae Alcott's Dark Side

Dialogue and Reader Intimacy

Dialogue and Reader Intimacy

My Sadistic Writing Prompter Has Siblings (+Stylism: Britney, Christina, Spillane, and Hemingway)

My Sadistic Writing Prompter Has Siblings (+Stylism: Britney, Christina, Spillane, and Hemingway)

The Song We Wrote (Thank You - Sorry)

The Song We Wrote (Thank You - Sorry)

Space Raptor Butt Invasion: The Story Behind the Story

Space Raptor Butt Invasion: The Story Behind the Story

Write Better Dialogue, Descriptions, and Characterization Using This One Weird Trick :P

Write Better Dialogue, Descriptions, and Characterization Using This One Weird Trick :P

Systemic Racism and Dr. Seuss

Systemic Racism and Dr. Seuss

The Dorothy Parker Cocktail (and Other Non Sequiturs)

The Dorothy Parker Cocktail (and Other Non Sequiturs)

IRL Publishing vs. The Movies

IRL Publishing vs. The Movies

The Last of the "Good" Clean Joke Books

The Last of the "Good" Clean Joke Books

Literary Conflict: Man vs. Everything

Literary Conflict: Man vs. Everything

CATS: The book was not better

CATS: The book was not better

Fiction: Why it Matters

Fiction: Why it Matters

The International Dictionary of Obscenities: The Opposite of a Rant Review

The International Dictionary of Obscenities: The Opposite of a Rant Review

Confessions of a Reluctant World Builder

Confessions of a Reluctant World Builder

I am a Scotsman

I am a Scotsman

Wonderland -Themed 15 Minute Writing Sprint Counter

Wonderland -Themed 15 Minute Writing Sprint Counter

5 Things the Average Writer and Trans Person Have in Common

5 Things the Average Writer and Trans Person Have in Common

My Writing Prompter is a Sadist

My Writing Prompter is a Sadist

How Lewis Carroll Met Edgar Allan Poe (a picture book of sorts)

How Lewis Carroll Met Edgar Allan Poe (a picture book of sorts)

Diversity in Post Tolkien Fantasy

Diversity in Post Tolkien Fantasy

Sexism and the Publishing Industry

Sexism and the Publishing Industry

The "Myth" of the Tortured Artist?

The "Myth" of the Tortured Artist?