Ashley Lima
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I think about writing more than I write, but call myself a writer as opposed to a thinker.
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Midsommar. Top Story - August 2023.
Ari Aster does it again. Skip the popcorn because you'll want to vomit at 1 hour, 1 minute, 37 seconds in. Watch in horror as this Midsommer night's terror takes viewers on a psychedelic journey, with an all-included burning bear.
By Ashley Lima2 years ago in Critique
The Handmaid's Tale - A Comparative Analysis
TW: mentions of rape, misogyny, and violence. You have countries where women have never had rights. You have other countries where [women] had them and they’re being taken away. What you can say about every totalitarian government, whatever their reason of being they say they have, or whatever their ideology, one thing they always do is roll back women’s rights. Every single one of them. Margaret Atwood (2019)
By Ashley LimaExclusive • 2 years ago
Bottle Trees and Broken Dreams - Synopsis and Character Sheets
I haven't talked about my book in a few months, and I feel like talking about it might get me motivated to finally finish my edits. I'm very close to the finish line, and I'm almost ready to start querying for agents. I'm also fortunate enough that there have been a number of you curious to learn more about the actual content of the book, so that's what I'm bringing to the table this evening.
By Ashley LimaExclusive • 2 years ago
100 Stories on Vocal
This story, when posted, will be number 100, and I'd like to celebrate my time on Vocal somehow, someway. I want to highlight some of my favorite Vocal creators, talk about my statistics and earnings, and discuss some of my most-read and least-read works.
By Ashley LimaExclusive • 2 years ago
How To Spot AI Poetry . Top Story - August 2023.
I wrote an article called How To Spot AI about 4 weeks ago, and I realized that I focused only on nonfiction writing. With AI continuing to incorporate itself into everyday life and mingling suspiciously undetected in the fiction and poetry communities, I've decided to follow up with tips and tricks on how to detect AI poetry.
By Ashley Lima2 years ago in 01
On Creative Burnout. Top Story - August 2023.
I've hit a wall, and I'm probably burnt out creatively. I've been thinking to myself: I can't be burnt out right now. In fact, I feel like I'm in a sort of creative flow at the moment. I've been writing frequently, and big ideas have been at the forefront of my mind, so how can I sit here and make this claim?
By Ashley Lima2 years ago in Journal
