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Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20212 min read
Your Writing Brand: What You Like V. What Your Good At
Every writer has a favorite genre, one that they love to read and one that they love to write. For example, I love reading speculative...
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Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20213 min read
Having A Degree Doesn’t Mean Having Connections
One word. Literati. If you have never heard of it, the literati is basically the tight-knit, seemingly impenetrable group of writers,...
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Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20214 min read
Don’t Be Impressionable: Ignoring Well-Intended Advice
Sometimes, as a writer, you have a lot of people saying they are in your corner but these people are often some of the most unhelpful...
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Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20213 min read
The Beauty of a Calm Novel
No one wants to watch a movie where not much happens. When there is no big romantic climax, an explosion or a huge secret exposed, you...
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Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20213 min read
Books You Should Read To Your Children
This is a post for all the parents out there. For those of you who have children under the age of ten, I will suggest some books that I...
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Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20214 min read
Action-Packed Manga That’s Worth A Read
Manga. Some people view comics and graphic novels as lesser than the regular novel but I am not one of those people. I love manga, it is...
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Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20215 min read
Women of Color in Science Fiction. Wherefore Art Thou?
Seriously though, how many women of color have you read about in science fiction? Black, Indian, Native American, Asian….where are the...
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Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20213 min read
Uprooted: A Review
I am in love with Naomi Novik’s novel Uprooted. Don’t worry, this review has no spoilers. Rating: 5/5 I finished this book in two days...
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Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20213 min read
A Conversation with the Comma Queen
I have discussed before the benefits of conventions and conferences, regardless of your discipline and late last month, I went to another...
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Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20214 min read
State Violence in Literature
State Violence. In today’s culture, state violence has been seen a lot more than in the past. Not because it occurs more but thanks to...
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Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20215 min read
Characteristics of a Beautiful Story
As you may have guessed by now, I love reading. And while I read often and a lot, not everything I read is good. If I pick up a book and...
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Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20212 min read
Folklore Trolls
What is folklore? Is it a fairy tale? A lie made up to appease the masses? No, it is simply a story told by the people. Folklore doesn’t...
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Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20213 min read
The Benefits of Workshopping
Any writers or poets out there? No? Well, even if it is just me, this is my blog and so I will take full liberties in espousing the...
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Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20213 min read
What I Learned From Marlon James
Marlon James is a Jamaican author. You may have heard of his award winning novel, A Brief History of Seven Killings. Well, last year, I...
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Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20212 min read
The Gothic
What is the Gothic? Haunted houses? Strange families? Castles? Men on horseback? Maybe it is just wearing too much eye shadow…but the...
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Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20213 min read
Why Everyone Should Club It…Book Club It
As a writer, I obviously love books. I love the feel, the smell, the journey you take as you flip the page. Everything about a book can...
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