Wicked & the Anti-creativity Witchhunt
Note: Spoilers, sort of, for Wicked , but not anything you’ve not already seen in trailers. Once upon a time, the European Renaissance to...
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Oct 10
Honor Editing
Recently, someone asked me what my daily word count is. I bristled a bit at this, in that way that says "You're going to have to think...
Sep 24
To Be Published or To Publish
First, some definitions. Traditional Publishing When a writer submits their work for evaluation by a publisher. If the work is deemed...
Sep 4
A Quiet Place: Day One -- How Character Drives Genre
A Quiet Place: Day One is one of those movies, the ones with the U-shaped reviews. Lots of 1s, lots of 5s, not a lot of 3s. Either you...
Aug 12
Gender-Specific Toxicity and Why It’s All About Power
This is risky, but I’m going for it. I know I said in my introductory post I wasn’t going to talk about political issues in this blog....
Jul 13
Turn the Tide
For people you love For yourself For your friends For your enemies For all nations For all individuals For now For the future Work for...
Jun 29
Travels With Nellie: Scottsdale Play Day
A phrase you hear in Southern Arizona fairly often in the summer is "It's like a reverse winter." In other words, one way to deal with...
Jun 17
Sod the Requiem
Trigger Warning: the following discusses the counterproductive, unsustainable, and altogether really stupid promotion of metaphorical and...
Jun 8
When Murder is Entertainment
Recently, I listened to an interview on a true crime podcast with a representative of the National Organization of Parents of Murdered...
May 27
Two Rules...
I present herein two rules for managing not only regular old run-of-the-mill aging, but also adult-onset disabilities: One: Do not...
May 21
Travels With Nellie: Tierra Verde Lake Park
I've decided to add a new series to the blog, "Travels With Nellie" "Nellie" as in "Bly." As in, we go on adventures together. Nellie is...
May 14
The Cozy Manifesto
When you're a writer of any degree, there comes that moment both wonderful and scary when someone askes, "So, what do you write?"
May 2
Welcome to Kell Brigan's Blog
I've decided it's time to start acting like a Real Writer, especially since I'm starting to get some money from this gig.
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