How to Fix “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”
The destruction of the Republic is planned as a side note to the ongoing conflict of the First Order hunting Finn and Rey for the map to Luk
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Kelsey Olesen
- Jun 7, 2019
- 4 min
Save the World: Recommend Books!
We don't need to be the heroes out to save the world to make a difference in it. There's no dragon to fight in a battle you make up
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Kelsey Olesen
- Jun 22, 2018
- 5 min
The Confidence Problem
I've been told for most of my life that I am a strong, confident young woman. This is not true. If I appear strong, it is because I am...
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Kelsey Olesen
- Dec 21, 2017
- 11 min
Star Wars, Disney, & the Death of Creativity: What Writers Can Learn from The Last Jedi
The Last Jedi had a lot of great things going for it, including a wonderfully diverse cast of main characters, a female protagonist, and sev
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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...
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Kelsey Olesen
- Sep 8, 2017
- 6 min
Get Obsessed with Your Story
It is difficult to know when to put off laundry one more day so that you can get that chapter down that's been rattling around inside yo
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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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Kelsey Olesen
- Jul 21, 2017
- 3 min
The Fear of Being Average
Growing up, you are constantly told how special you are, how you can do anything, be anything, and possibly touch the moon if you jump...
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Kelsey Olesen
- Jul 7, 2017
- 4 min
How to be The Witch
When most people think of a witch, they imagine wicked old witches who eat children and put curses on people. A witch is the shadow...
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Kelsey Olesen
- May 12, 2017
- 7 min
How to Write a Feminist Climactic Scene
I have recently been involved in feminist critiques of children's and young adult novels, where it is far too easy to point out what is...
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Kelsey Olesen
- Apr 1, 2017
- 6 min
When Women Get Talking: Gendered Responses to Presentations and Panels
For the last few weeks, I have not been blogging because I have been busy with several Events, including the Tucson Festival of Books in...
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