by Ryan R. Campbell | Feb 19, 2021 | Charity, Publicity, Social Media
In the aftermath of discovering the awesome power that comes with turning method writing into method justice, I’ve been inspired to use the power of platform to do more than take down scammers. I’m now planting trees with help from OneTreePlanted.org, and...
by Ryan R. Campbell | Feb 16, 2021 | And Ampersand
What does your name mean to you? I’ve long been fascinated by the naming of things, by the etymology of words, how they’re used now and have been used over time. But nothing gets me quite like the names we give ourselves. Or, perhaps more aptly, the names...
by Ryan R. Campbell | Feb 15, 2021 | Book Review
If you’ve recommended me a book this year, first of all—thank you. Second of all, thank you. Isabel Allende’s A Long Petal of the Sea was recommended to me by author and fellow WWA board member Silvia Acevedo, and I’m so grateful...
by Ryan R. Campbell | Feb 15, 2021 | Scambait, Social Media
In previous blog posts, I mentioned how I’d taken to messing with the scammers in my spam folder in order to better understand the protagonist of my work in progress, Scambait. Things have, shall we say, escalated. Last week Friday, after...
by Ryan R. Campbell | Feb 6, 2021 | And Ampersand, On Writing
I really struggled with whether to include this piece in And Ampersand. If I’m honest, I struggled with whether to write it at all. Now, however, after having had a chance to explore what this story means to me—and knowing how this particular piece has been...
