Karissa Chmil
- Sep 10
- 2 min
The Writer in the Stories
I've been writing as long as I remember. I finished my first large project when I was eleven, and, since then, I've written three novels...
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Karissa Chmil
- Aug 6
- 3 min
Why I Killed My Main Character
1:00. I pulled out my laptop and settled down on the sofa to write. 1:40. Tensions were growing higher; the end of the book was getting...
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Karissa Chmil
- Jul 23
- 2 min
Beta Readers Wanted!
In the writing world, there are two main-types of "pre-publishing" readers: alpha readers and beta readers. Alpha readers look over a...
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Karissa Chmil
- May 14
- 3 min
Why History Matters: A Storyteller's Thougts
In the past year, I did something I never thought I'd do - read The Histories, by Herodotus: in many ways, the oldest form of recorded...
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Karissa Chmil
- Apr 30
- 3 min
A Thought on Happy Endings
Sometimes I hate happy endings. You know the ones. The neat, square, too-good-to-be-true endings where everything coincidentally turns...
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Karissa Chmil
- Feb 12
- 2 min
17 Quotes for the Bookish Soul
Ask anyone who knows me, and they’ll tell you that I am in love with quotes. Of course, when you throw the bookish element in there, too....
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Karissa Chmil
- Feb 5
- 2 min
A Writer's Letter to a Recently Finished Project
There is nothing like the moment when you write your last sentence. As all writers will tell you, the feeling of reaching the end of a...
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Karissa Chmil
- Dec 18, 2021
- 2 min
A Scientific Note on Bookworms
Bookworms are intriguing creatures, and scientists have never quite been able to classify them—their best attempt lies somewhere between...
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Karissa Chmil
- Dec 13, 2021
- 5 min
Is Reading a Waste of Time?
The Dreamer awakens, The shadow goes by, The tale I have told you, That tale is a lie. But listen to me, Bright maiden, proud youth, The...
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