I've been trying to keep up a steady schedule when working on the first edit of Frigid Nights but with work and life, it's not happening like I'd like it to. I rarely have the time to work on the edit and when I do, I feel no motivation or desire to sift through my mistakes … Continue reading Editing can be such a drag…
In college, I discovered a show called Trailer Park Boys and after getting through the unscripted, seemingly purposeless first season, the show really started to roll and the humor was some that I hadn't seen before. From goofy sayings to outlandish hijinks all taking place in and around a trailer park in Nova Scotia, I … Continue reading Canadian Humor
I'm currently ahead of schedule in my online class so the peer review process isn't going anywhere. Classmates have yet to review my work and many haven't submitted their own for me to critique so I'm stuck in limbo wondering whether I should start something new or wait for the class to pick up so … Continue reading In Limbo
One of the creative writing classes I took in college focused on flash fiction. I imagine it did so because it was something quick to write, easy to read, and didn't require all that much time to critique. You could get a lot of writing done and pieces completed in the one-semester class allowing for … Continue reading Opinion on Flash Fiction
Do you find that you read faster or slower depending on whether you're reading something with the intention of learning as opposed to when you read for pleasure? When I read a novel, I can burn right through it at a quick rate but if I'm reading something nonfiction or educational, I read much much … Continue reading Reading for Business vs. Pleasure
Drew Schroeder 