(Re)Tell Me a Story: Are Modern Fairytales Hitting the Mark?

Often in my writing circles the subject of fairy tale retellings comes up in conversation, and always to the same odd mixture of reactions—weary resignation, mildly hopeful interest, and a good bit of eye-rolling. To say the entertainment market is saturated with these fairy tale retellings is an understatement, whether it’s books, movies, or those darn Disney remakes. And yet…

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Author Spotlight: C.E. Austin (The Peanut Butter Thief)

Introducing C.E. Austin, author of the recent Doorway Publishing release, The Peanut Butter Thief (Burt & Mullet Kid Detectives). Q: Please tell us a little about yourself. A: My name is Carrie Austin and I live in Pine Village, Indiana. I love writing stories and taking photos. You can almost always find me with a pen in my hair, sticky…

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What Makes Someone Interesting?

I was listening to a podcast and the speaker was talking about an article from CNN demanding that we use new (neo) pronouns when non-binary people want us to. Neo-pronouns include xe/xem/xyr, ze/hir/hirs, and ey/em/eir. The speaker believed that these new pronouns are nothing but posturing by those who want to be seen as different, interesting, and unique. They compared…

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The Perfectionism of Art, and Thus, the Decline of Art

As I am sure you have noticed, there has been a strong obsession with perfectionism in the arts: the publishing industry, the music industry, the art industry, etc. This post will be mostly directed toward the publishing industry, as that is the only one I have 6+ years of experience in. This obsession with perfection is encouraged in the industry.…

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Kimberly Huther of Wordsmith Editing

Kimberly Huther or Wordsmith Editing There are five different types of editing. Which type do you need at which part of the writing process? Do you even need all of them? Each author and each editor is different. Some developmental editors also do structural editing at the same time. Some editors, like myself, do copyediting and proofreading at the same…

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What’s Real Life: Jumping on the Barbie Bandwagon or Pulling the Honey Wagon?

Barbie is made of plastic, nothing but a lifeless toy that is trying to duplicate reality: All image, no substance. Like Doll, like Movie. Plastic, plastic, plastic.  And I think that it is why it is such a hit making millions of dollars. Because where there is plastic, there is no real humanity, only the nostalgia of a little girl…

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The Problem with Barbie: A Contradiction for Feminist Ideology

Ah Barbie, every little girl’s favorite dress-up doll. Before there is ever political backbiting in a young girl’s life, all little darlings are bonded by one common thread: a love for the classic doll and all the accessories you could wish for. And I was no exception. In fact, I was downright obsessed with the 11.5-inch beauty. As a child…

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