why you probably hate Shakespeare
Hello, everybody, and welcome back to Quote, Unquote! Today I have a controversial topic. Well, it’s not terribly controversial, but in the literary world it can be. In my circles it definitely is. What’s that topic, you may ask? Shakespeare. I love Shakespeare’s works. It was part of our curriculum…
reading booktok books so you don’t have to
Hello, everybody, and welcome back to Quote, Unquote! If you’re on the reading side of TikTok, Instagram, or even Pinterest, there are likely a few books that you just can’t stop being recommended. Those ones where it seems like everybody’s read them, and for some reason they all decided to…
new blog on the block: an interview with Natasha Joy
Hello, everybody, and welcome back to Quote, Unquote! You may remember that just a few weeks ago I posted an interview with my friend Mia about her new blog. Well, it seems to be new blog season, because I’m back with another one! This time it’s my friend and mentee…
yet another goodbye
Around this time last week, I was heading to my very last day of school. I had a cake in the front seat that I was trying desperately to keep steady on the twisty-turny roads, “Out of the Woods” by Taylor Swift blasting out of the speakers, and a heart…
arrows and disappointment: talking about life
Hello, everybody, and welcome back to Quote, Unquote! If you didn’t already know, I’m an archer. I’ve been shooting for something like five years now, and only recently did I figure out what was making a huge difference in each shot. For a long time, my shots have been super…
why you should keep writing your book
Hello, everybody, and welcome back to Quote, Unquote! This post went up earlier today, but WordPress glitched out and ended up erasing half of it. So here it is once again. There is one question that always nags at the back of a writer’s mind. It’s the worst possible thing…
the truth about plot and character
Hello, everybody, and welcome back to Quote, Unquote! A long time ago–like, back when I was using capitals in my titles long ago–I wrote a post titled “Plot- or Character-Driven? Understanding the Difference.” In it, I outlined the differences between plot-driven stories and character-driven stories and how to tell the…
how to show your readers you care
Hello, everybody, and welcome back to Quote, Unquote! Not everybody likes to write, I know that. And some people who do like to write don’t quite understand the intricacies of spelling, punctuation, and similar concepts (it took me a long time to get the hang of parentheses, but now…here we…
introducing i feel like a fairy: an interview with Mia Harden
Hello, everybody, and welcome back to Quote, Unquote! Some of you may already know of a fellow blogger named Mia. I’ve hosted her a few times here on Quote, Unquote. She’s one of my dearest friends in the whole world and she blogs over at Windows–but that’s not all! Yesterday…
the trope tag
Hello, everybody, and welcome back to Quote, Unquote! I’m back with yet another blog tag today–a battle of the tropes. This one was created by Kenzie @ Featherwick Press, but I found it on the lovely Christine Smith’s blog. In this tag, all of our favorite tropes are pitted against…
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