10 Tips from Love Actually to Liven Up Your Novel

By Mikael Short  Around the holidays, I’m a sucker for watching (ahem . . . re-watching) all of my holiday favorite films, one of them being Love Actually. Any flaws in this movie are easily glossed over because of the charm and the talent on screen. Love Actually truly has a masterful way of weaving…

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On Typos and Toothpaste

When I was in college, I applied for the Marshall Fellowship (this relates to writing, I promise). I wanted to study the depictions of Diana, the goddess of the moon, in Scottish literature, so of course I had to go to Edinburgh (the fact that it was the birthplace of Harry Potter was definitely a…

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Holiday Gifts for You

The holidays are here, and my family and I have had latkes and decorated the Christmas tree. I have already started mocking cheesy Christmas films with my friends (more on that in another post), and my Pandora is Christmas all the time. Since I am in the holiday spirit, I decided to create gifts for YOU.…

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