As you all know, last week I was in New York City, traveling about and seeing the sights with my parents. We were kept pretty busy, and what down time we did get I ended up spending editing the hundreds of photos I'd taken, so that's my excuse for not posting last Thursday. You'll have… Continue reading NYC, USA
Month: December 2011
On Genre
One of the biggest things that bothered me about studying creative writing at a university was the insistence that we had to write "Literature," because for-profit writing like genre fiction wasn't worth studying. This bothered me because I view myself as primarily a science fiction kind of writer, and I can also appreciate a good… Continue reading On Genre
The Big Apple
There will be no Whoosh today, on account of my fabulous vacation. Posts resume Sunday. :) Distractedly yours, M.M. Jordahl "The glamour of it all! New York! America!" -Charlie Chaplin
Genius Movie Concepts (Poorly Executed)
Most big-budget movies follow a very specific formula, which is why so many of them feel like copies of one another. There's something to be said for using this formula, but not everybody does. It's nice to break from form, and some stories downright require it--which is when we get truly unique films like Fight… Continue reading Genius Movie Concepts (Poorly Executed)
Gendered Protagonists: Who Cares?
I've now posted three entries in a row on this blog talking about female role models in fiction, so I figured it would be appropriate to do one more and make it an even two weeks. This is a fact: the vast majority of children's movies feature male protagonists. In 2011 alone, we were offered… Continue reading Gendered Protagonists: Who Cares?
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