Author Archives: Rachel C.

Writing and Rejections

One of my past job tasks has been statistics. Like any writer, I want people to love my writing and want to see more, to be changed in some way by what I wrote, or at least to have a … Continue reading

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The use of writing for social contact

My dad has Asperger’s Syndrome, an autism spectrum disorder. I don’t, but I can see the back of the autismĀ train from where I stand. I am somewhere on that spectrum. When I go through the diagnostic criteria for Asperger’s Syndrome, … Continue reading

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Conflict resolution in writing

This might seem like a ‘duh’ moment, but one thing I always enjoy in reading and writing a story is the resolution of an antagonistic situation, not necessarily danger, or a fight or anything action-packed. But I likeĀ seeing counter-positions that … Continue reading

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Myth in writing

My favorite kinds of stories to read are stories containing myth. One of the reasons for this is that they take me outside time and place to some origin point that all people regardless of culture have in common. Jung … Continue reading

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