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5 Awesome Ambient Music Recommendations For Writers

colleenmccrackenDecember 11, 2023December 11, 2023

Music is a huge part of my writing process. As the daughter of two professional musicians, I grew up in

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A copy of What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher, sitting on an aesthetically pleasing chair with an Edgar Allen Poe anthology.
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Book Review: What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

colleenmccrackenDecember 15, 2022December 15, 2022

I think everyone remembers the first book they ever read in their favorite genre. Writers especially. The story that got

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Poster Girl by Veronica Roth, on windowsill with plant strategically positioned to cover up the absurd number of sticky notes I put in this book.
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Book Review: Poster Girl by Veronica Roth

colleenmccrackenDecember 7, 2022December 7, 2022

“I can’t apologize to you. I came to tell you the truth. That’s all.” -Sonya Kantor, Poster Girl Poster Girl

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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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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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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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Books every writer should have on their shelf

colleenmccrackenApril 17, 2022April 17, 2022

I have a problem, and my problem is reference books. I would say I collect them, but that’s not quite

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Book Review: Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes

colleenmccrackenApril 10, 2022April 10, 2022

Psst. Hey, kid. Ya like ghosts? Ya like space? Ya like ghosts in space? Well, do I have the nightmare

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About Me

Hi, I'm Helen! I write fantasy and sci-fi under the pen name Colleen McCracken. I'm a bookworm and literary analysis junkie from the Pacific Northwest heading down the road toward publication, and sharing advice, analysis, and updates along the way. I hope to publish my debut fantasy novel, Hunter of Seals, in 2025.

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