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I love writing, and I also love to write ABOUT writing, classic female authors, and whatever else might be on my mind. I hope you enjoy the variety!

5 Reasons I’m Glad I Ripped off Agatha Christie

Laurel Osterkamp · November 10, 2022

I ripped off Agatha Christie. To be fair, her novel, The Mysterious Event at Styles, is in the public domain, which means it’s okay to do whatever with it. It’s like finding a couch in the alley with a “free” sign. If you take the couch, is that considered stealing? Of course not. However, that doesn’t mean that taking it is a smart thing to do.  Let’s say I took this metaphorical couch home, and I figured out a way to lug it into my living room. I’d still have to contend with whether it …

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Seven Contemporary Novels (and one short story) Inspired by the Brontë Sisters

Laurel Osterkamp · November 1, 2022

A contemporary novel inspired by the Brontë sisters?

The Brontë sisters, Charlotte (Jane Eyre), Emily (Wuthering Heights), and Anne (The Tennant of Wildfell Hall), all used elements of gothic romance in their novels. A gothic romance usually features a dark and foreboding atmosphere, a remote setting (like a creepy castle), a distressed heroine, and a brooding yet compelling hero (or anti-hero). Often there are …

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Fiction Writing And FIVE Types of Point of View

Laurel Osterkamp · October 10, 2022

Those of us who have a literary lifestyle think a lot about stuff like point of view. All five of them. You might be thinking, Wait, what? There are five types of point of view? I thought there were three. Honestly, it depends on whom you talk to. Some say there are three, some say four, some might even argue for six or seven. But I'm not here to argue. I'm here to tell you about THE MOST IMPORTANT DECISION you will make in regards to …

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Favorite Daughters was a LOJ Book Club Pick!

Laurel Osterkamp · September 22, 2022

Yesterday was a HUGE day for me because Favorite Daughters was featured on Lori and Julia's Book Club on My Talk Radio, 107.1.

I was super nervous, because this a beloved radio show throughout the Twin Cities and beyond. In fact, when I've Googled the best book club podcasts, the LOJ Book Club often pops up. I spent the day preparing, listening to Lori and Julia's past interviews, so I would get a sense of the types of questions they might ask. And …

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If You’re Going to “Create a Hate Figure” Give Them a Made-Up Name

Laurel Osterkamp · September 4, 2022

You May Have Seen the Headlines about Rachel Williams Suing Netflix.

Rachel Williams, a former Vanity Fair staffer, is suing Netflix over their depiction of her in the series Inventing Anna. ‘Inventing Anna’: Rachel Williams Sues Netflix for Making Her Look “Horrible” | Vanity Fair Williams says that the depiction of her was unfair, and that after the show aired, she received lots of threats and crazy online abuse. The …

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