metawriting | Kell Brigan

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3 days ago

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...

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 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?"