Several of us have started our own, self-hosted, flash fiction challenge over at a website we’re calling Obsidian Flash. It’s on a forum behind a password, so that […]
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Flash Challenge THIS WEEKEND! Get critique on your writing for free!
Several of us have started our own, self-hosted, flash fiction challenge over at a website we’re calling Obsidian Flash. It’s on a forum behind a password, so that […]
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Westworld as an (unintentional?) feminist metaphor
I am really enjoying Westworld. Not because I’m theorizing and trying to figure out who, what, and so on, but because I’m seeing reflections of some really feminist […]
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Wherein Westworld Smashes The Manic Pixie Dream Girl in two sentences (mild spoiler for S1E7)
HBO’s series Westworld is a pretty trope-heavy show. Not in a lazy way, though. The park – the aforementioned “WestWorld” – is literally a mass of tropes upon […]
business of writing / craft of writing / submissions / writing
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What A Cover Letter Should Look Like When Submitting To A Magazine
It’s been a couple years since I wrote about what a cover letter should look like, and it was definitely before we launched recompose. Three hundred odd submissions […]
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A Study In Quick Characterization: The Dinner Scene From “You’re Next”
While there are significant differences between print and visual media, writing is writing. Regardless of what kind of writing you’re doing, you can learn by examining good (and […]