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    Kelsey Olesen

    Young Adult Fantasy Writer

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    How to Fix “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”
    By Kelsey Olesen
    • Nov 16, 2019
    • 6 min

    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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    Star Wars, Disney, & the Death of Creativity: What Writers Can Learn from The Last Jedi
    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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    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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    How to Write a Feminist Climactic Scene
    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 wrong or failing to live up to the standards of today. When you think of a climactic scene in particular, what do you usually picture? The hero saves the heroine from mortal peril (like most every superhero movie pre-Avengers)? The woman dies to strike an emotional blow for the male protagonist? Or even the patriarchy attempting to crush a fe
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