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Why you should stop editing and start rewriting

colleenmccrackenJuly 25, 2022July 24, 2022

Editing sucks. I’m in the middle of it right now, and I can tell you, 80,000 words looked a whole

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Analysis Reviews

Stranger Things Season 4 has some important lessons for writers

colleenmccrackenJuly 22, 2022

Believe it or not, I planned to publish this the same weekend Part 2 of Stranger Things Season 4 released,

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What are three-dimensional characters, anyway?

colleenmccrackenJune 28, 2022June 28, 2022

Writers, bookworms, and critics alike love to talk about “three-dimensional characters” – how great it is when stories have them,

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Writing Tips

So, you want to retell a fairy tale

colleenmccrackenJune 20, 2022June 29, 2022

Once upon a time, I got bit by a story bug and spent the entire weekend doing barrels and barrels

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Reviews

Stranger Things Season 4 Part 1: a (mostly) spoiler-free review

colleenmccrackenMay 30, 2022September 2, 2024

If I call this review spoiler-free, does that mean I have to not say anything to do with Hopper? Or

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Writing Tips

How to ace Lovecraftian horror and creep everyone out

colleenmccrackenMay 27, 2022May 27, 2022

HAPPY STRANGER THINGS DAY!!! In honor of the long-awaited arrival of season 4 of one of my favorite shows of

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Reviews

Game Review: Firewatch

colleenmccrackenMay 22, 2022May 22, 2022

I was going to review a book this month, but I didn’t have as much reading time as I’d hoped,

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How to communicate that tragic backstory you worked so stinkin’ hard on

colleenmccrackenMay 19, 2022May 19, 2022

You’ve spent hours. You’ve been slaving away. You’ve taken seventeen different personality tests, generated a full horoscope analysis that was

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Analysis

What, like it’s hard? Legally Blonde: the Musical and the Science of Adaptation

colleenmccrackenMay 15, 2022May 15, 2022

Welcome to my first in-depth analysis! These won’t be super frequent because they do take a heck of a lot

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Writing Tips

The ultimate first chapter checklist

colleenmccrackenMay 5, 2022May 5, 2022

Nothing scares people like first chapters, and there’s a good reason for that. From a marketing perspective, it’s the highest-stakes

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About Me

Hi, I'm Helen! I write fantasy and sci-fi under the pen name Colleen McCracken. I'm an indie author, bookworm, and literary analysis junkie from the Pacific Northwest, and sharing advice, analysis, and updates from the world of self publishing. My debut fantasy novel, Hunter of Seals, and its sequel, Lady of Pelts, are both out now!

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