21st Century Bronte
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21st Century Brontë #24: The Value of Boredom
21st Century Brontë #24 by Brontë Bettencourt The Value of Boredom Whenever I tell someone that I will be driving to visit my mom, who lives three and a half hours away from me, I actually get condolences, as if I confessed something tragic. “Ugh, how boring!” they say. I don’t see driving as a Continue reading
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21st Century Brontë #23: My First Reading
21st Century Brontë #23 by Brontë Bettencourt My First Reading On August 9th, I participated in There Will Be Words. That was the first time I read my work before an audience, and this particular reading focused on fanfiction. Months ago, My editor approached me to join this show. I said yes before the anxiety Continue reading
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21st Century Brontë #22: Let’s Talk Fanfiction!
21st Century Brontë #22 by Brontë Bettencourt Let’s Talk Fanfiction For many years I revered Anne Rice. I read The Vampire Chronicles in the moments of my life when I understood what it was like to be the “other”, harboring crippling fear of mortality. When I learned that Rice forbade fanfiction of her work, I Continue reading
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21st Century Brontë #21: You’re Getting Old
21st Century Brontë #21 by Brontë Bettencourt You’re Getting Old Life is Strange is a graphic adventure video game separated into five episodes, conveying a more point and “flick” mechanic in order to tell a story. The world is not open to explore, nor is there a big boss to slay at the end. There Continue reading
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21st Century Brontë #20: Campaigning a Novel
21st Century Brontë #20 by Brontë Bettencourt Campaigning a Novel Since the launch of my Dungeons and Dragons campaign in early October, my players have engaged the world in surprising ways. In the first few sessions, one of my players chose to travel to a city that I had only a vague outline for. I Continue reading
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21st Century Brontë #19: Where I Write
21st Century Brontë #19 by Brontë Bettencourt Where I Write Whenever I need to write, I go to this coffee shop named Vespr. The lighting is dim enough to give me the illusion of privacy, but the ambient noise of the patrons keeps me focused. I can’t focus in complete silence. At the very minimum Continue reading
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21st Century Brontë #17: Unwind, Part 2
21st Century Brontë #17 by Brontë Bettencourt Unwind, Part 2 So Alex asked me for clarification on why last week, I stated that I’d prefer to see the Unwind series as a TV show rather than a set of movies. Also, I learned that a movie is indeed in the works for Unwind. The script Continue reading
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21st Century Brontë #17: A YA Series You Should be Reading
21st Century Brontë #17 by Brontë Bettencourt A YA Series You Should be Reading Years ago, my friend Sammie recommended I read Neil Shusterman’s Unwind dystology, a science fiction series devoid of those magic or fantastical elements that I normally gravitate towards. But I’m glad I gave the Unwind books a chance, because it stands for everything I Continue reading
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21st Century Brontë #16: On Deciding to Pursue an MFA in Creative Writing
21st Century Brontë #16 by Brontë Bettencourt On Deciding to Pursue an MFA in Creative Writing So for AWP 2016 I had one serious goal in mind: research grad schools. In the past I’ve spent my time darting between panels with a quiver of pens and a notebook bought just for that convention. But after reading Continue reading
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21st Century Brontë #15: AWPing
21st Century Brontë #15 by Brontë Bettencourt AWPing Last week, I attended the AWP Conference & Bookfair. With my good friend Onyx and my boyfriend Alex, I braved the mountainous, eclectic city of Los Angeles by train, bus, Uber, and foot. I learned very quickly that high-heeled boots were a terrible choice for navigating terrain Continue reading
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