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• How Different is Academic Writing to Non-Fiction and Creative Writing?

  As I settle into the mid-semester break, knowing it will soon pass through my fingers and I’ll be back on campus, I figure now would be a good time to talk about academic writing. What makes it so different to non-fiction writing? Aren’t both working with facts and teaching the reader something? What about creative…

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  September 7, 2024

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• My August 2024 Reading Summary

  Overall mood: eager. We’re back on the reading train this month! I’ll warn you know, this is a lot summary as I’ve managed to read 18 books (I know!) this month. I am adding a few more books to my regular list of reads each month for the next two months, and if you are…

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  August 31, 2024

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• What Makes A Good Book?

  This one I’m going to pose as a question, because what does make a good book? There are the building blocks for good writing, of course, and I’m sure we’ve all seen authors come out with writing guides and books about how they write, or rather how you should write. I love these books, so…

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  August 24, 2024

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• My Shadow and Bone Trilogy Review

  Leigh Bardugo’s Shadow and Bone Trilogy is a YA staple for many, introducing the fantastical world of the Grisha, the small science, and the Darkling to its many readers. My recent reread of the trilogy has changed my opinion of the books, so here I will discuss the overall impact of the trilogy and my…

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  August 17, 2024

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• Catching Fire’s Impact Cannot Be Understated

  Catching Fire marks the point of no return within the Hunger Games timeline, with the uprisings in Districts 3, 4, 8 and 11 changing the course of the narrative, not only as pivotal moments in the world of Panem but pivotal moments in Katniss’s life, where she is now stepping into the adult world within…

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  August 15, 2024

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• My Thoughts and Feelings About Returning to University

  Returning to university in 2024 feels like a different world to my undergraduate studies and master’s year. It’s more than just the workload being different – more pedantic and tedious in detail, more citations, more researching – and this has drastically reshaped my understanding of university life. Let’s discuss the obvious first – a PhD…

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  August 8, 2024

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• Fantasy Writers: You Need To Understand The Brilliance of DnD

  This goes for fantasy writers across all demographics. If you are a fantasy writer and have not engaged with Dungeons and Dragons in some way – be it a campaign you’ve played with friends or episodes of a campaign you’ve watched – then you need to stop what you’re doing and do just that. You…

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  August 3, 2024

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• Reading The Hunger Games as an Adult: How Different is the Reading Experience?

  I wasn’t expecting much, in all honesty. I thought that, though it has been a decade or more since I last read the series, The Hunger Games would be a great YA dystopian book with a strong nostalgia for a time in the past, but it wouldn’t be able to surpass its YA title to…

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  August 1, 2024

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• My July 2024 Reading Summary

  Overall mood: energised. Returning to uni feels like I’ve been gifted a second wind, making reading and the pursuit of reading rewarding and therapeutic, even when it comes to the academic articles and theses I must read alongside my fiction. I enjoy the reading I do, and with the reads I’ve had this month that…

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  July 29, 2024

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• What Makes A Bad Book In My Eyes

  Books aren’t easy to write. There are always bumps along the road, whether they are a part of the writing process or events in life, which can set writers back and make an already difficult task much harder. In the end, a book is produced, but they don’t always get the same reception from their…

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  July 27, 2024

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