Four Realistic New Year's Resolutions You Should Make This Year

The year 2015 is almost upon us - a phrase that will make me feel incredibly old when I look back on

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Getting Back on Track

If you've been following my blog with feverish dedication this past year (as all of you should be),

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Over-Analyzing "Black Widow": Why You Should Never Order a Sandwich From Iggy Azalea

I watched a music video the other day. This music video, to be exact.  Despite my valiant

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Happy Birthday to This Blog!

One year ago this week, I put up the very first post on janelcomeau.ca. Hooray! To celebrate

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My First Publication!

For the past year, if you clicked the "Publications" tab of my page, you'd see a trite little message

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My Week at the Banff Centre for the Arts, Part 2

Last week, I posted about the first half of my week at the Banff Centre for the Arts. Since no one

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My Week at the Banff Centre for the Arts, Part 1

As I've mentioned a few times before on this blog, last spring I won my first writing award. The prize

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Technical Difficulties

I've been meaning to post about my experiences at the Banff Centre for Writers, but I'm having some

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On the Road to Banff

Today's the big day. Some time ago, I wrote about winning the Darren Zenko Memorial Prize in Creative

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Three School Supplies You Actually Need in University

Remember the school supply lists you got in Elementary school? These things. When I was a kid,

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How to Write the GRE Exam (And Not Die)

Last week, I wrote one of the scariest exams any undergraduate student will ever face. This bad

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Study Break

I write a big, scary exam on August 19th, so I'm taking these next two weeks off from blogging to study.

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How to Bake a Cake With a Minivan

A few weeks ago, my boyfriend turned 24 and I wanted to bake him a cake. Oh, no, I didn't bake

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The 10 Fanciest Mustaches in Literature

This week, I'm that special combination of overheated and busy that leads to short blog posts.  But

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Every Plot Summary Sounds Stupid (or, Why You Never Ask a Writer What Their Story is About)

I write books. I've finished one novel, I've got several others languishing in various stages of completion

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On Vacation

Everyone needs a break from time to time. I'm taking one now. See you in two weeks, bitches. Peace

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Let's Talk About Bad Book Reviews

I read a lot of writers' blogs. I'm watching you. Now, all the blogs I follow are filled with

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Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall, Who's Most Prolific of Them All?

So a little while ago, I came across this article. For those of you who have a pathological fear

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Overanalyzing The Hunger Games: Three Things That Should Have Made it into the Movie

Before I go any further, let me say one non-snarky thing: Suzanne Collins, author of The Hunger Games,

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Dear America, I Want to Buy Your Sh*t

Dear America, Yes, you. I want to buy your shit.  Seriously. That's it. I want to take

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Overanalyzing Divergent: We Need to Talk About Allegiant

I love dystopian teen novels. Yes. Oh, yes.  The rest of the world is getting sick of the

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So There's This Man Named John...

So there's this man named John, and he runs the only flower shop in his town. All the people in town

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Overanalyzing Game of Thrones: Why I'm Not Celebrating the Purple Wedding

A few weeks ago, something happened on Game of Thrones. Even if you haven't seen it, you know

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5 Reasons Why Dragon Age: Origins is Still the Best Fantasy Game of All Time

I play a lot of video games. Seriously. It hinges on a pathological condition at this point. But in

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Overanalyzing Oculus: How to Survive a Haunted Mirror

I recently went to see the new "haunted mirrors killed my family" horror film, Oculus. If you care

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How I Accidentally Met C3PO: A Magical Comic Con Adventure

Every year, I attend the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo in Calgary, Alberta. This. I attend

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5 Things I've Learned This Year

This Thursday, I will sit down and write the last exam of my fourth year of university. Before you

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21 More of the Strangest Books I've Ever Seen

A few weeks ago, I didn't have the time to write a proper post with actual words, and so I put together

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