The Crooked Pen

  • Who Am I?

Here, there be writers

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  • Thoughts on “The Haunting of Brynn Wilder” by Wendy Webb

    Amazon Summary: After a devastating loss, Brynn Wilder escapes to Wharton, a tourist town on Lake Superior, to reset. Checking into a quaint boardinghouse for the summer, she hopes to put her life into perspective. In her fellow lodgers, she finds a friendly company of strangers: the frail Alice, cared for by a married couple […]

    April 5, 2022
  • “F-It Bucket” Stories, or How I Got My Story-Writing Brain to Work Again

    I don’t think it is unusual for creatives to experience dry spells. Especially those of us who work full-time jobs and can only create during those precious rare moments we have to ourselves. For me, however, the dry spells have become disconcertingly common, to the point where I wonder if this is my new normal. […]

    March 31, 2022
  • Thoughts on “The Maidens” by Alex Michaelides

    Amazon Summary: Edward Fosca is a murderer. Of this Mariana is certain. But Fosca is untouchable. A handsome and charismatic Greek tragedy professor at Cambridge University, Fosca is adored by staff and students alike — particularly by the members of a secret society of female students known as The Maidens. Mariana Andros, who was once […]

    March 30, 2022
  • Writer’s Guilt: You Should Be Writing….or Should You?

    Writer’s Block is easy enough to understand. Writer’s Guilt, however, is a bit different. Writer’s Block passes—sometimes like a kidney stone, but it passes. But Writer’s Guilt lingers. At least it does for me. Writer’s Guilt is when you, as a writer, find yourself in a rare moment of calm, of relaxation, of repose, but […]

    March 25, 2022
  • Blog Update, Or The Author Details Her Intentions

    I think it’s no secret to anyone that has followed this blog for any length of time that I am not always the best at updating…..ever. While, on occasion, I’m seized by the writing bug and punch out a couple of blog posts a month, other times I do well to publish one in six […]

    March 23, 2022
  • Words are Wind: A Depressing Update for “The Winds of Winter” by George R. R. Martin

    It has been two years since I wrote about The Winds of Winter and its slow progression towards release. I heard some time ago that 2020 was a productive year for Martin, inspiring words considering how long this novel has been in the works. The last installment, A Dance with Dragons, was published in 2011 […]

    March 16, 2022
  • To All the Stories I Loved Before: a Lament About Remakes, Cash-ins, And Reboots

    I am…..tired. Fatigued. Weary. I’m tired of stories I care about—stories about friendship, perseverance, love, miracles—being plundered like a bloated corpse on the battlefield. It’s no secret among my social circles that I have a vehement hatred against remakes. Most people don’t like them, they think they are lazy and pointless, but I have transcended […]

    February 25, 2022
  • Inventing Anna: Episode 1: Life of a VIP Review (2022)

    Summary: A journalist investigates the case of Anna Delvey, the Instagram-legendary heiress who stole the hearts and money of New York elites. You can watch the trailer here. Warning: The following contains spoilers for the first episode of Inventing Anna. Reader discretion is advised. In the first episode of Inventing Anna, ADA Catherine McCaw says […]

    February 21, 2022
  • Love at First Sip: New Release

    Some friends of mine just put out an awesome new anthology. For those of you that are into romance, check it out! Thirsty takes on a new meaning with nine romantic tales of love and happily ever afters. The spark might begin with a drink, but these relationships develop over many more to come. From […]

    October 26, 2021
  • Thoughts on The “You” series by Caroline Kepnes (Spoiler-Free Review)

    I will be completely honest. After the dumpster fire that was season 2 of You, I had not planned on engaging with anything in the You universe ever again. However, after about 3-months into a reading slump, I decided to give this series a chance in the hopes that it would be at least moderately […]

    October 23, 2021
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