Apologies for the delay. Once again I had a Monday morning shift. I am considering moving future Being a Better Writer posts to Tuesdays for the time being as a result. I'll keep you updated!
A common piece of writing advice is that to become a better writer, one should read a lot. There is truth to this, of course, depending on what one reads. Welcome to my reading journal.
Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson
I totally forgot about this until the night of January 31. It’ll probably go up a day or two late. Oh well. I’ll live.
To my surprise, I actually did a hell of a lot better than I expected in my monthly word count. In fact...
Long time no blog. Been writing a lot, been busy with work. But I've still found time to read. And what better thing to blog about?
I recently finished Mistborn: The Final Empire, the first of Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn trilogy. I avoided it for a long time: as a fan of Sanderson's writing, and because of the sheer number of book in the series, I knew it would take up a lot of my time.
Firefight by Brandon Sanderson
Firefight is the second book in the Reckoner’s trilogy. I read the first back in Februrary. Spoilers for it follow.
Hello my readers perspicacious and pulchritudinous![1]
Let's just assume that I've made the requisite announcements[2] and disclaimers[3], shall we? Then we can continue.
It first started with a homework assignment. A video essay I needed to finish and just barely finished in time, but required a sleepless night and another presentation to be done. Everything was completed, but I'm greatly dissatisfied with the final results.
The year 2019 probably stands for most people as the last time things were truly ‘normal’ in the world. For me, it was the year I finally committed to my participation in the fanfiction elements of the fandom. At BronyCon 2019, the final BronyCon ever, I submitted ten copies of a fanfiction collection to the BronyCon Bookstore. This was a collaborative event led by
While on the plane to BronyCon, I ended up finally getting around to reading my first non-Wheel of Time Brandon Sanderson novel. Elantris was the first novel he wrote, and isn’t part of a series, so I figured I’d start with that.
It may not have been the best choice.
As far as fanfic goes, I'm currently actively working on three stories. Two of them are new ones I mentioned when I ended my hiatus - Rariquest and Her Chosen Princess of the Sun. As an aside, I've found Cozy Glow's character to be quite close to the character I was going for with Sunset Shimmer in Her Chosen Princess of the Sun, though the role they fill is very different so I still want to get around to writing that eventually. The bigger issue is the Season 9 Premiere addressed the same
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