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The Complexity in Giving Up (NaNoWriMo Final Thoughts)
I've come to a point in writing a novel that no writer really wants to come to, especially when they're participating in National Novel Writing Month: I think I'm giving up on it. Maybe just for the time being, but also possibly because I'm not vibing with the plot, anymore. Initially, I was incredibly disappointed when …
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Do I Even Know My Protagonist?
A photo posted by Jeffrey Brutlag (@ageekinthecommunity) on Nov 7, 2016 at 4:33pm PST //platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js So we're more than halfway into the National Novel Writing Month adventure, and though my progress has been much slower than I anticipated, I'm still chugging along at a speed I'm pretty happy with. I recently passed the 10,000 word …
Believing in Hope
In my most recent blog post, I said a lot about how I felt about the election: how it affected me, how it will affect women, people of color, Muslims, and the LGBT community, as well as how we as a country contributed to this result. I did say a lot of things in the …
What Our Country Told Us on Nov. 8th, 2016
I cried on the way to work the day after Election Day. Maybe it was because I only got a few hours of sleep the night before, watching Hillary Clinton slowly but surely see defeat due to a broken system, because I get emotional when I get sleepy. I wish it was just because I was …
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And My Descent into Insanity has Begun (Aka: National Novel Writing Month)
Okay, so maybe not literal insanity, but definitely some resemblance of it.But yes! National Novel Writing Month has started! I'm so excited to be working on a novel, and this time of the year is definitely a great way to get motivated! Essentially, the goal for all the participants of NaNoWriMo is to get to …
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Meeting Celebrities at Phoenix Fan Fest!
I made the last minute decision to go to Phoenix Fan Fest this past weekend, and I'm beyond happy that I made that I did! I wasn't sure how to feel about it at first since it doesn't get as much press as Phoenix Comicon (which is another local convention that I've attended a few …
Are LGBT People Obligated to Come Out? (For National Coming Out Day)
I've always found National Coming Out Day to be a powerful and inspiring day of the year. It's a day that's representative of the community saying "if you come out, we're here for you, and you have nothing to worry about." It's a day that serves as a reminder to anyone who may be struggling with …
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Stained (Creative Nonfiction)
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Attention | Stories of Self-Love
When I was younger, I lived for the attention of anyone whose attention I craved. Not so much in the "everyone please pay attention to me" sense (I was WAY too introverted for that), but in the sense that I wanted them to talk to me and focus on me in the hopes that they'd …
