Archive for February, 2010

Flashback Friday (2)

Category: Writing

So I’m revisiting my high school past with another edition of Flashback Friday. This time it’s a diary entry:
Dear Diary:

Hi! I just got finished taking my senior portraits! It doesn’t seem like I’m a senior does it? I’ve been keeping a diary since fifth grade! I would like to update some things for you.

I still [...]

Receiving Critique Feedback

Category: Writing

So this is the final part of my Critique Group blog series. In the first part, I talked about what makes a good critique group. Last week in the second part, I gave a few tips on how to give critique feedback.
This week, I’m going to talk about how to receive critique feedback, which can [...]

Thanks for the Award Love!

Category: Writing

I have received not one—but two—great blog awards! And I never win anything. I swear.
The lovely Nathalie Mvondo over at Multiculturalism Rocks! gave me my first award last week: Your Blog is Over The Top!
According to the rules, after thanking the person who gave me the award, I can answer the following quiz [...]


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