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Little Women Review
Summary Excellent acting Sharp writing Beautiful costumes and set decoration I might be in love with Soairse Ronan now GOOD PEOPLE BEING GOOD Killer direction from Greta Gerwig GIRLS CAN DO THINGS TOO, PEOPLE 10/10 The full lowdown My only other familiarization with the story came from a community theater production in my hometown of…
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Skyrim: The Feminist-Friendly RPG
For me, “feminism” was kind of a bad word for a while. Most of the feminists I knew were angry, lonely women ranting on Twitter about how men are trash and that we should overthrow the patriarchy. They made me feel as though I had no intrinsic value just because I’m a man. It kind…
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Writer’s Log #5 – It’s done.
Purged Progress: First draft complete That’s right. First draft complete. 123,386 words, 213 pages at 12-point Times New Roman font, single spaced. Done. Don’t let the picture fool you–I actually feel much better than Frodo in this moment. It’s just that finishing a book can feel like arriving at the opposite end of a battlefield.…
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Your boy’s TOP 5 ALBUMS and WHY
Recently a friend gave me one of those Facebook challenges where you post an album cover each day for ten days representing albums that had a profound impact on you. But you’re not supposed to explain why they matter to you or how they impacted you. Just post the album cover. What a crock that…
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Writer’s Log #4 – So it begins
Purged progress – 110,000 words (first draft, ~90% complete) Heeyyy so… you know how I was super productive last week? Yeah. This week wasn’t as productive. I think I had two days where I didn’t write at all. On one of the days I did write, I only did about 500 words instead of my…
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Your boy’s TOP 5 MOVIES and WHY
I love movies. I love movies so much that I actually started college as a film student. Yep. I was one of those weirdos holding boom poles, writing scripts, and editing stock footage of beer bottles. It was an awesome experience and taught me a lot about approaching movies critically. For that reason, I’ve compiled…
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame – Disney’s most underappreciated film
Summary Beautiful animation Incredible soundtrack Snappy dialogue ALL OF THE FEELS Invaluable messages about judgment and prejudice Is brave enough to address lust and theological corruption in a children’s film?! The full lowdown I have strong feelings about The Hunchback of Notre Dame. When I watched it as a kid, I enjoyed it just as…
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Writer’s Log #3 – It’s over 9000!!
Purged progress: 101,000 words (first draft, 88% complete) Sure is! More like 10,000, I’d say! I’m feeling stellar about this week! Ten thousand words feels like solid work for five days. This doesn’t count the extra writing I’ve done on documents such as the Wevlia Compendium and the Ancient Nezmythian Guide. And that doesn’t count…
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Tom Nook, the lonely, misguided businessman
Have you ever heard the song Sixteen Tons? It’s a classic. It was written way back in 1946, but it didn’t become a hit until it was recorded nine years later by Tennessee Ernie Ford. As soon as he gave it an attitude with his smooth bassy voice… bam. Chart-topper. The chorus goes a little…
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Writer’s Log #2 – My ever-changing blueprint
Purged progress: 91,000 words (first draft, 79% completion) As I’ve written and rewritten this post, I keep feeling like I’m not getting my point across. No matter how I reword things, I feel like I could say it better. I told this to my roommate Adam and he said, “That’s a big writer mood.” Ain’t…