Shanedra wrote this post in two parts on her personal blog and thought it would be a good idea to share here!
Discussing death in storylines and it’s use as a plot device/plot escalator
Author: shanedra
Lover of words and stories.
What defines a “bad” story?
Shanedra writes about what makes a "bad" story based on research and her own analysis of "bad" stories she's experienced.
The best policy for the Internet is honesty: the online disinhibition effect
Shanedra discusses a cool phenomenon on why people are so nice (and mean) on the internet.
ChatGPT and writing: should they mix?
Shanedra talks about AI and her problems and her issues she has with using it with writing.
Lawyer by day, poet by night: the story of Demonica D. Gladney
This is article I originally wrote for a magazine I worked for, but since it was scrapped I decided to publish it on my platform!
Leaving Neverland revisited: Was the King of Pop a ‘pedophile’?
Shanedra concludes a 5-year investigation on the King of Pop that makes her happy because now she can listen to Beat It and not feel consciously disturbed.
Michael Jackson’s Thriller (40th anniversary edition): my thoughts
Shanedra remembers when she was a teen again and listened to MJ for the first time (no I was not born in the 1960s.)
The Blogging Files: Self-rejection
Shanedra talks about rejection and some things about the topic.
The art of “getting it done”
Shanedra talks about the character trait of perseverance and how important it is.
Novel update: First drafts really do suck
For the new year, I publish a post I wrote in December about me re-reading a novel I wrote in early 2022. (Cringey but beautiful.)
Shanedra Writes Too Much 