[Olivia]

in reply to: Writing Guides #14993

Wooowooo! Look out for my guide to beating Writer’s Block!

[Olivia]

in reply to: Poems #14992

Thank you so, so much!

[Olivia]

in reply to: Short Stories #14888

Hehehehhe, revenge! (I just read Blood Money)

[Olivia]

in reply to: Poems #14887

I really enjoyed writing The Dance of the Fillywigs & exploring the creative freedom the poem gave me!

[Olivia]

in reply to: Book Reviews: Feedback/Discussions #14886

Becoming Superhuman by Joe Dispenza is a recommendation I’ve received for manifestation and meditation!

[Olivia]

in reply to: Book Reviews: Feedback/Discussions #14836

THE SCANDAL!! This is incredibly interesting . . .

[Olivia]

in reply to: General Discussions #14833

Yay to forums and literature discussions!

[Olivia]

in reply to: Writing Guides #14832

I think writing guides are so helpful. Especially when it comes to things like getting inspiration and how to construct characters. Maybe it would be fun to see how to incorporate prompts into your writing, or just prompts in general?

[Olivia]

in reply to: Short Stories #14831

My thoughts on I Miei Segreti Nascosti: The Underworld

I love the pacing and descriptions of this piece. How it starts with long, beautiful descriptions of waves and sand and how busy everything is before shifting into a deserted beach and a buried secret. This shift was so fun to uncover and unpack whilst reading it, it also just makes me wonder… what is your secret?

Do we ever find out? Do you know what it is?

[Olivia]

in reply to: Short Stories #14830

My thoughts on Underneath my Bed

Oh my goodness, what a fun piece! Even with the word count limitations (only 100 words), you manage to flesh out such an interesting story with such funny implications (also pretty spooky ones!)

I love the voice of this piece and how fun it is, I am biased because I love horror stories, but for such a short piece, you manage to work a lot into it.

[Olivia]

in reply to: Poems #14829

My thoughts on Beacon

I really like how the sense of familiarity and being someone’s comfort is paralleled within the language of the piece, having a constant rhyme scheme (all words ending in ‘ing’), I felt this really elevates the piece and adds a further element of depth to the poem.

The visuals are also beautifully written and feels nice to read in my head. Also, love the inclusion of the video!

[Olivia]

in reply to: Poems #14826

My thoughts on Mental Health Service

I really like the use of voice throughout the piece! The speaker’s panic and escalating feelings are clearly depicted and it isn’t something I have really seen before when discussing emotions within poetry. I liked the fragmentary structure to the piece, adding to the feeling of not having fully-formed thoughts or a stable headspace. I also felt that the length of this poem also added to the tension between the speaker and reader and I really like that element. With the poem’s subject matter, you manage to add in key phrases within travelling ‘see it, say it, sorted’ and I felt that elevated the piece and really magnified the trigger of this poem.

This topic is obviously personal, and for that, I have to say thank you for sharing!

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[Olivia]

in reply to: Book Reviews: Feedback/Discussions #14825

My thoughts on Anne of Green Gables

I absolutely ADORE AoGG!

Anne’s relationship with Matthew is particularly touching and this especially comes to head at the end (I cried like a baby when I re-read this book last year), but her relationship with Marilla as you have also discussed was also super interesting. Montgomery’s characters feel so real and life-like, I feel that I know them personally. The way she navigates Anne’s character growth throughout the book was incredibly fun, getting to see all of Anne’s mistakes and lessons learned was really entertaining and engaging.

Did you watch/have you watched the series, too? It is quite interesting to see the changes they made within the show, most of the changes/additions I quite liked! Some I felt could’ve been explored further, but I feel as a children’s show, they did a pretty good job at striking the balance.

I’m glad you also enjoyed this book!

[Olivia]

in reply to: Book Reviews: Feedback/Discussions #14824

My thoughts on It Ends With Us

I really hated that book, ahah! I thought that it glamourised/romanticised abuse and felt really weirded out when I found out that Hoover’s mother was abused herself.

But on the book itself, I felt that I didn’t find myself liking any of the characters besides Atlas (who we’re supposed to root for) and Lily’s mother. I thought Allysa’s attempt to justify Ryle’s abusive behaviour should’ve been brought up and it wasn’t. I felt that a lot of the book was too surface level with its discussions, had a lot of cliches, and I didn’t feel that the topic Hoover was exploring was done well or aware of the huge emotional implications of the text on readers.

I do believe books with darker subject matter should be written. Not all relationships in books need to be fluffy and cute, there is purpose in writing something that’s not acceptable, but I just felt that the way Hoover navigated this topic was really off to me.

I’m glad you semi enjoyed the book!

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