Abby Murphy
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Guest Post: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, a History
I’m thrilled to share that I have a guest post up on the period-drama website Willow and Thatch. “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: A History” looks at the early history of stand up comedy, right as it was shifting from one-liners… Continue reading
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Book Review: The Pearl Thief by Elizabeth Wein
The Pearl Thief by Elizabeth Wein Disney-Hyperion, May 2017 Genre: YA Historical Before Verity . . . there was Julie. When fifteen-year-old Julia Beaufort-Stuart wakes up in the hospital, she knows the lazy summer break she’d imagined won’t be exactly… Continue reading
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Slow Fall
A few nights ago, B finished dinner early, but she wasn’t quite ready for bed. So we sat on the floor of our living room in front of the Christmas tree, classical radio playing softly in the background, and read… Continue reading
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A Podcast, You Say? Oh, Witch, Please!
After years of my sister telling me all about her favorite podcasts and me nodding and saying I’ll listen to them but forgetting to look them up, I finally got into them. And by “them” I really mean one in particular:… Continue reading
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No More Books and Studies
I always looked forward to the start of school with a mixture of apprehension and excitement. There was the joy of new pens and notebooks, the nerves of meeting new people, and the feeling of starting over, like I had… Continue reading
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Book Review: We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart Delacorte Press, May 2014 Genre: YA Contemporary, Suspense A beautiful and distinguished family. A private island. A brilliant, damaged girl; a passionate, political boy. A group of four friends–the Liars–whose friendship turns destructive. A revolution.… Continue reading
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A Fresh Look for Spring!
So….you may have noticed a few big changes around this site. My friend, fellow critique group member, and all-around awesome, brilliant person Gaia Cornwall designed a fresh look (just in time for spring) and made that glorious header collage on the home… Continue reading
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I’ll Make a Man out of You
On Wednesday, International Women’s Day, my 6th grade history class watched Mulan to celebrate the end of our unit on ancient China. They made silly comments about the villain’s appearance, laughed at Mushu, and danced along to “I’ll Make a Man out… Continue reading
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It’s Elementary
Lately I’ve been indulging in an orgy of Sherlock. Not just the BBC show (although we recently finished the third episode of the latest season, and MAN was that dark), but books and radio dramas, too. Modern adaptations, stories that play… Continue reading
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Lessons in Fantasy World-Building: Creating the Magical World
In September I wrote about Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn book, The Final Empire, and what it taught me about introducing a complex magic system in fiction. Today I want to examine how Sanderson builds his fantasy world. When you’re devising a fantasy world,… Continue reading
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