

A Love Letter to William Herondale
My coworker has been asking me to read Cassandra Clare's The Infernal Devices trilogy for quite some time. I tried her original...
Carrie Nelson
Apr 26, 20228 min read
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What Fullmetal Alchemist Can Teach Us about Writing Great Fight Scenes: Part III
If we think of this fight sequence as a complete story, we've reached the "Dark Night of the Soul," moment. Things have gotten as dark as...
Carrie Nelson
Mar 10, 20225 min read
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What Fullmetal Alchemist Can Teach Us about Writing Great Fight Scenes: Part II
Picking up where we left off . . . Mustang and Hawkeye head down the bell tower and find a car so they can meet up with Havoc and Barry....
Carrie Nelson
Feb 18, 20227 min read
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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue: An Ecstatic Review
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue is not a perfect book. It is, however, a very good book, and damn if it didn't make me feel something....
Carrie Nelson
Jan 30, 20224 min read
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What Fullmetal Alchemist Can Teach Us About Writing Great Fight Scenes: Part 1
When I teach workshops on creative writing, I try to reference stories most of my students will be familiar with. . . Star Wars. . ....
Carrie Nelson
Dec 16, 20216 min read
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