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Fantasy, Horror, and Science Fiction! Alexa Grave reviews books, comments on the craft of writing, and talks about her own journey as a writer.
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Born To Write

English - Writing, Fantasy, Fiction
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Born To Write · 4d ago

She Lives!

Did you think my class work had chewed me up never to spit me out? Well, almost.I'm still reeling from it all, but I am done with the term! One last residency in June, at which time I will graduate with my M.F.A. Woo hoo!I guess I should update everyone on my writing progress and goals. *rolls s...
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Born To Write · 2M ago

Soundtrack for Dead As Dreams

If you haven't noticed yet, my word count meter for Dead As Dreams is at 100%. I officially finished the rough draft on Monday, after 3 sessions which totaled 5 hours that day for a word count total of over 5000 words (more than 20 pages!). =)Of course I still have a lot of work ahead--some world-b...
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Born To Write · 2M ago

Update from the MFA Trenches

Aside from my couple SFFS posts, I know I've been on the silent end, but as mentioned at the beginning of the year, I have a lot on my plate, and I am attempting to plan and restructure things for when I finally graduate.I figured I was at least due for an update, though. =)My classes are as crazy a...
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Born To Write · 2M ago

SFFS Snippet - 2/25/12

Drawn to her, [Bastian] couldn't stop from turning his head, watch her place a loose hair behind her ear and smooth her dress, her bags now at her feet. If Simon's worries ended up nothing more than paranoia, perhaps this wouldn't be a wasted trip. A hum sounded in his mind, reaching its vibration...
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Born To Write · 3M ago

SFFS Snippet - 2/11/12

Tessa imagined what the orchards would look like if the irrigation failed. Twining fruitless branches stretching upward, imploring the sky to open and bring forth rain. She regarded the trees, envisioning their lifeless husks, and noticed a tree with two shadows. One of the shadows shifted. Cold...
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Born To Write · 3M ago

Survey of Blog Topics!

I've been reading Booklife by Jeff VanderMeer (there is also a website associated with the book - http://booklifenow.com/) for one of my classes. It's an informative and frightening book all at the same time.One of the small things VanderMeer suggests earlier in the book is to offer a survey to you...
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Born To Write · 4M ago

There And Back Again

OK, so I have The Hobbit on the brain, but I DID just have to read that book again, so that's a good enough reason for me. =)I usually write up my yearly post closer to January 1, but this year I have been a bit delayed. I've been thinking a lot about 2011 and how fast it flew by. It zoomed by so ...
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Born To Write · 4M ago

Sick and Tired

OK, sick and tired is one of those phrases that can sometimes be seen as hyperbole, one of those phrases people use to say they are just annoyed with a certain situation.Unfortunately for me, it's a literal meaning. I have been pretty darn sick all week, so much so that I have been unable to sleep ...
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Born To Write · 5M ago

Happy Holidays!

Whether you celebrate Yule, Hanukkah, Kwanza, Christmas, or another holiday this time of year, I wish everyone a happy holiday!For all the writers out there, I hope you've reached your goals for the year and the holiday season isn't road-blocking your writing time (like it is me - heh).My review on ...
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Born To Write · 5M ago

Steampunk and Time Travel in The Anubis Gates

SPOILER ALERT! If you have not read The Anubis Gates there are spoilers in this essay.* * * * *In the Recent Science Fiction and Fantasy class I took, we had to research the steampunk sub-genre. The Anubis Gates was on many steampunk lists as one of the original novels that started the sub-genre, a...
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