Book Reviews, Writing Tips, and other Non-Cliche Things
(Photo by Ylanite Koppens from Pexels) I published three new stories on Medium! East of the Strawberry, inspired by a bedtime story I told to my siblings. What She was Thinking, a king trying to figure out what his daughter's governess thinks of him. The Frog-kisser, a girl who turned breaking curses into a profitable venture. If you… Continue reading East of the Strawberry, What She was Thinking, and The Frog-kisser
(Photo by Raj Eiamworakul on Unsplash) This week you get two stories for the price of one! This last week I was a counselor for Royal Family Kids Camp, a camp for foster kids. It was a hard week but I would do it again. The girls in my cabin were amazing. I have published two stories on… Continue reading Two New Stories!
Today I publish flash fiction The Kiss: A kiss changes everything on Medium. Click here to read it.
Today I published another story on Medium. Here is an excerpt. So you want to know about the elves? Yes, they were real. What are they teaching in school these days? They were as real as the grass under your feet and the yellow daisies in the field.I knew elves — was closer to them than most… Continue reading The Elves
So, you may remember in my last post I announced that I was scaling back on my blog posts and intend to use the blog to tell y'all where I have been published. Well, it's happened. Today I published a short story on Medium called Bob the Prince! You can check it out by clicking… Continue reading Bob the Prince
(Photo by Jason Leung on Unsplash) So, you may noticed that I haven't posted in a while. That is because of I have been super busy being a freelance writer. (If you missed my last post, I'm a freelance writer and editor now! You can check out my website at acaylor.com. Hire me!) I was planning on keeping… Continue reading Rant About Theme: 2016 Trolls movie (and a housekeeping update)
(Photo by Peter Hershey on Unsplash) I am not a pantser. If I don't know where a scene is going to go before I start writing, I end up staring at my screen after three sentences. Some people are the opposite. If they plan ahead, they feel constrained and uncreative. I'm guessing that Sean Russell falls in this… Continue reading The Initiate Brother and Plot Promises (Spoilers)
(Photo by Rikki Austin on Unsplash) Wicked is the the talk of my house. It has been a week since we last saw it, but the songs are still playing in the background. We still are talking about it, and humming it, and mentally writing fan fiction setting up Glinda with another Winkie. Well, that last one is… Continue reading Five Reasons Why I Loved Wicked
Recently I saw the Broadway Musical Wicked for the first time. It was amazingables! The songs were wonderful, the twists were unexpected, and the story was awesome. I wish it was a book so I could read it over and over. (The musical is based on a book, but it isn't a good one, so… Continue reading Five Lines I would Add to Wicked the Musical
(Photo by Mario Calvo on Unsplash) There is little more satisfying than seeing a character you have watched over the course of a series have an emotional breakthrough. When two characters who have danced around their feelings for each other for two seasons go on a date. When the standoffish character who definitely DOES NOT CARE about… Continue reading Don’t Rush It
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