Johnnycakes v. Reality (or Why I Am a Good Writer But Would Have Made a Horrible Pioneer)

We've all heard of method acting, where actors live and breathe the characters they play for the duration of filming, even when the lights and cameras are off. But what about method writing? Does such a thing exist? Allow me to answer that with a story. A story about johnnycakes. Mormon Johnnycakes, to be exact. For those who do not know what a Mormon Johnnycake is, it's...

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Posted in baking, history, writing

Pitch Wars: Ask Me Anything!

Today I'm doing an AMA (ask me anything) as a part of Pitch Wars, courtesy of E. G. Moore who tagged me. Go check out hers, if you haven't already! For those who don't know what Pitch Wars is, it is an amazing contest that will make your writerly heart soar with hope (yes, breathe in the fresh air of possibility, there you go) and also probably inspire a bad Twitter habit....

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Posted in AMA, Pitch Wars, writing

New blog!

The act of starting a new blog is always exciting. I can tell you this because this is my second time creating one and so obviously that makes me an expert on the matter. Obviously. A new blog is so shiny and clean and full of potential. Kind of like beginning a new novel. The world is your oyster. Crack that sucker open. Or something. I'm not sure where I was going with this analogy. But writing...

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Posted in introduction