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How to Ask for Writing Feedback

Posted on August 29, 2019March 22, 2020 by Erin Lafond

While I was working in higher education, we would spend time discussing what type of writing feedback to give students on their first draft. What kind of feedback is important? What kind of things do we ignore until a later draft? Or ignore completely? This ties into my blog post from a couple of years…

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How to Motivate Yourself to Write

Posted on August 26, 2019March 22, 2020 by Erin Lafond

I’ve had several conversations about this the last month or so. Despite how much many of us love writing, pushing out the words can be a struggle. I offer you my top three tips to help you motivate yourself to write. Accept that Your Work Won’t Be Perfect You might hear this one frequently, but…

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The Superhero Project: International Crime (1938)

Posted on August 19, 2019December 31, 2020 by Erin Lafond

If you haven’t checked out my post on The Shadow Strikes, now is the time. It’s the prequel to today’s movie International Crime. I’ll wait. Summary The movie International Crime was released in 1938, directed by Charles Lamont, and starred Rod La Rocque as Lamont Cranston and Astrid Allwyn as Phoebe Lane. Cranston is also…

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How to Write a Blog Post

Posted on August 15, 2019April 2, 2020 by Erin Lafond

When I was first starting out as a blogger, I looked up how to write a blog post. I wanted to know what I was really supposed to do. And the results were disappointing. Most blog posts out there that explain how to create a blog post are all about physically creating one. You know,…

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Book Review: You’d Be Mine by Erin Hahn

Posted on August 12, 2019August 12, 2019 by Erin Lafond

I finished this book in one sitting. I just kept going. I wanted to know how it ended. I felt attached to the characters and their journey. Parts of it were really difficult to read, but it felt worth it in the end. So, let’s review You’d Be Mine by Erin Hahn. Summary You’d Be…

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Book Review: Love and Luck

Posted on August 5, 2019August 4, 2019 by Erin Lafond

I am obsessed with this book for several reasons. I got it from the library about a week ago, read it in a couple of hours, and then bought myself a copy. So, let’s get into my review of Love and Luck. Summary I actually mentioned this book in my blog post a couple of…

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Writing in the First Person

Posted on August 1, 2019March 22, 2020 by Erin Lafond

I’m going to state right off the bat that I am not a fan of writing in the first person. I’ll explain why in this post. First of all, first person point of view is writing your story with “I.” For example, “I went to the store” versus “you went to the store” (second person)…

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How to Develop Characters for Your Story

Posted on July 25, 2019March 22, 2020 by Erin Lafond

I’m a big fan of character-driven stories, meaning I’m a big fan of taking the time to develop characters for your story before plot. If you come up with a plot and then try to make characters fit, it reads as less organic, and you might be shoving characters into spaces that don’t work for…

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Game of Thrones Review Round-up

Posted on July 11, 2019March 22, 2020 by Erin Lafond

So, rather than do a comprehensive analysis of the final season of Game of Thrones when many people have done it better, and I have nothing to contribute, I’ve decided to do a round-up of my favorite takes. I will say that, like most people, this season really disappointed me. Game of Thrones has always…

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When to Use an Adverb

Posted on June 13, 2019March 22, 2020 by Erin Lafond

First, let’s make sure we’re all clear on what exactly an adverb is. An adverb is a word that modifies an adjective or a verb. So, in the sentence, “he said softly,” “softly” is the adverb. Basically, any word that ends in -ly is probably an adverb. No In his book The First Five Pages (a book I highly…

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