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    Kelsey Olesen

    Young Adult Fantasy Writer

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    Books You Should Be Reading: Thorn by Intisar Khanani
    Kelsey Olesen
    • Nov 3, 2017
    • 5 min

    Books You Should Be Reading: Thorn by Intisar Khanani

    Hello all! I have a few blog posts in process, but this week I want to talk about something I'm really excited about: One of my favorite self-published authors was picked up just last month for a traditional-publishing contract with HarperTeen! Because blogging is not all about me, but also about supporting artists I admire and recommending books that I think you would all enjoy, I'd like to talk about this incredible and inspiring YA-fantasy author: Intisar Khanani! In 2015,
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    Writing Tips: Revising vs. Editing, or How to Revise the Sh*t Out of Your Novel
    Kelsey Olesen
    • Sep 1, 2017
    • 8 min

    Writing Tips: Revising vs. Editing, or How to Revise the Sh*t Out of Your Novel

    Quite literally two days before I was scheduled to start revisions, I thought of a new aspect to my main character which would completely ch
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    The Unexpected Problem of Federal Student Loans
    Kelsey Olesen
    • May 19, 2017
    • 5 min

    The Unexpected Problem of Federal Student Loans

    This week I am going to talk about something I find highly embarrassing, but which too many of us deal with to ignore. Student Loans. *runs for cover, hides in the bushes, pushes out Spicer, who is fed on by ravenous FedLoan servicers* What is so embarrassing about something 44.2 million Americans are struggling with every month? We aren't supposed to talk about this $1.31 trillion dollars of debt we collectively have, but we're also not supposed to demand socialized higher e
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    If I Didn't Have So Much to Do, I'd Get More Done
    Kelsey Olesen
    • Feb 17, 2017
    • 4 min

    If I Didn't Have So Much to Do, I'd Get More Done

    This year, I achieved one of my proudest accomplishments: graduating with a Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from the University of Southern Maine, Stonecoast Program. Now, a large part of me thought once I finished this program, it would be smooth sailing through the waters of professional writing. The weather would be brutal and the waves choppy, but I had a compass and a map now, so I'd be fine. Right? Not so much. (Or at least, I think my boat needs more sails.) S
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