the best book I've read in years & fever dream novels | recent reads
Short | 3 months ago
0:00 - Intro 1:43 - Rosarita by Anita Desai 3:15 - Please Stop Trying to Leave Me by Alana Saab 7:12 - Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq 8:59 - Mere by Danielle Giles 9:52 - The Weeds by Katy Simpson Smith 11:48 - Evil Eye by Etaf Rum 14:17 - Plum by Andy Anderegg...
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a week in my life as a writing instructor & MFA student🌱
Short | 3 months ago
0:00 - monday (lecturing, intro seminar, class prep) 3:27 - tuesday (work from home day) 8:47 - wednesday (grad seminar) 9:14 - thursday (office hours, class discussion) 11:11 - friday (in-class exercise prep) 12:40 - weekend (prep for next week's lessons/c...
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TENSION, STAKES, & AMBIGUITY | how information creates tension in a story
Guide | 3 months ago
RELATED VIDEOS: →Structure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51G4Nd4s6vQ →Character Development Techniques: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_-p1cCbF9s&t=165s →Tips for Discovery Writers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeXinm0kGcI&t=661s →Tonal Logic: https...
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reacting to feedback on my MFA thesis🌿writing vlog
Short | 4 months ago
0:00 - about my thesis 1:05 - reacting to feedback 10:06 - reacting to feedback pt 2 18:52 - I have no clue what's going on in this book! →READ MY SHORT FICTION: https://linktr.ee/shaelinbishop →If you want to support my channel, you can tip me on ko-fi! ht...
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magical realism & sad girl vignettes | recent reads
Short | 4 months ago
THE BOOKS 0:00 - Intro 1:02 - Ordinary Love by Marie Rutkoski 3:28 - Chouette by Claire Oshetsky 6:50 - Sister Snake by Amanda Lee Koe 9:59 - A Language of Limbs by Dylin Hardcastle 14:50 - One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez 18:55 - Dow...
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how to write book without outlining it🌻 structure, crafting a strong draft, & mindset
Guide | 4 months ago
→My Writing Process: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CYmeaGI3jo →Story Structure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51G4Nd4s6vQ →The Importance of Form: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McJsYJ-TjKs&t=464s →6-Arc Story Structure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
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a week in my life as an MFA student & teaching assistant🍂 teaching, grading, writing, etc!
Short | 8 months ago
0:00 - monday: seminar, office hours, grading 5:31 - tuesday: workshop, guest lecture 8:00 - wednesday: teaching fellowship, line edits 11:28 - thursday: line edits, lecture sit in 14:00 - weekend: lesson planning, line edits, date night →READ MY SHORT FICT...
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I'm obsessed with this book about a queer mountain lion + small press books | recent reads 64
Short | 8 months ago
BOOKS 0:00 - Open Throat by Henry Hoke 3:44 - The Hounding by Xenobe Purvis 6:27 - That’s All I Know by Elisa Levi 9:45 - Phototaxis by Olivia Tapiero 12:56 - Antiquity by Hanna Johansson 18:52 - Bardskull by Martin Shaw 21:39 - Her First Palestinian by Sae...
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I finished writing my book (& it's the best book I've ever written) ☾ | writing vlog
Short | 8 months ago
Let's chat about: 0:00 - I'm nearing the end of the draft 3:18 - my current writing schedule 5:52 - it's been hard to find momentum 10:30 - finding my groove again 12:26 - wrapping up part 5 16:54 - starting part 6 18:00 - the experimental elements of the b...
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all my writing projects🌛litfic, horror, historical, fantasy & magical realism🌜| 2025 WRITING UPDATE
Short | 9 months ago
PUBLICATIONS FROM THE YEAR →You Are Contractually Obligated to Withstand Violence: https://ex-puritan.ca/you-are-contractually-obligated-to-withstand-violence →Sappho Sees Us at the Castle of Mytilene: https://plenitudemagazine.ca/sappho-sees-us-at-the-cast...
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absurdist fiction + why is no one talking about this incredible sapphic novel? | Recent Reads #63
Short | 11 months ago
BOOK INFO 0:00 - Intro 1:26 - Bottle Rocket Hearts by Zoe Whittall 3:56 - The Invisibility Cloak by Ge Fei 6:43 - Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta 9:32 - Blue Light Hours by Bruna Dantas Lobato 11:18 - Happiness Forever by Adelaide Faith 15:27 - T...
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I overhauled my book (after working on it for three years)🖋️DEVELOPMENTAL EDIT VLOG
Short | 11 months ago
Let's chat about: 0:00 - why I have to overhaul my book 1:48 - my ongoing struggles with this book 4:45 - my plan for this revision 9:12 - having an over-edited draft 10:53 - killing your darlings?? 11:44 - my current editing process 13:20 - struggling with...
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