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I wrote the first few words of Lucy Bonde because I was hungover/still drunk after a house party and everyone else was still asleep. I remembered a joke about a student who called me a gay bastard. And then other students came to mind. Eventually a whole character formed and began to retell these events through her own eyes. I didn't expect it to become a vehicle for self expression, nor something that I would call the most important thing in my life. However it has become so and I can't imagine not working on this, despite the fact it started out as something I would have thrown away and forgotten about so quickly.

What the Hell is a Blovel and Why Should I Write One?

I suppose I should start out by explaining the basics.

What the hell is a blovel?

To put it simply…. a blovel is a novel that you write on your blog. It is normally done daily, or every couple of days. Some argue that each post should be no more than 500 words.

Why would anyone write a blovel?

Put yourself out there. Many will do it to “put themselves out there.” I mean, really it seems no…

Eight chapter here, hope you enjoy :)

VIII

  Travelling at full speed, there was only one direction, straight, she only needed to follow the flare and hope the canyon didn’t move or something else happened.

Kyla was on her back, she didn’t have the opportunity of meeting her after everything that had happened, but now it seemed to be good a moment for Ailine to start to socialize with the…

Pen & Muse Press Summer School 2014 Syllabus

Welcome to the Pen & Muse Press Annual Summer school!

We’re here during the summer month of August to teach writers about their craft. We’ll be covering everything from writing to editing to marketing! You can spy last year’s lineup here as well as go through all of those courses.

This year is so exciting because not only have we added a new category (Alternative Types of writing), but we’ve got…