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Kelsey Olesen

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...

Kelsey Olesen

Author Update: Failures, Ventures, and Accomplishments

November has been a busy month! Rather than a regular blog post this week, though I have several in progress, I thought I'd give a quick...

Kelsey Olesen

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

Kelsey Olesen

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

Kelsey Olesen

Yoda is a Jerk, and Samuel Beckett Would Agree

In addition to being a writer and aspiring professor, I am a "yogi," doing yoga for approximately twelve years, and five of those with a...

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What is the Professional Writing Life REALLY Like?

If you are interested in pursuing writing as a full time job, here are 5 things you need to know: 1) Even the most famous and successful wri

Kelsey Olesen

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...