Tag: writers

• Who Owns Words?

  I have intentionally been reading works by female authors and authors of color lately. It’s something I have been trying to do for a couple of years. The most recent book I read was To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara. Yanagihara is an American novelist who grew up in Hawaii.  To Paradise is like three books…

  Jessica Puente

  March 11, 2022

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• What do you write on?

  The way we write is changing. I spend more time writing with my thumbs than ever before. I used to write primarily on napkins or whatever blank, portable space was around. There’s something about using a pen that I’ve always loved, but recently I’ve been typing. Writing on paper compared to typing sort of feels…

  Jessica Puente

  March 2, 2015

  People

  authors, blogging, writers, writing

• Just another life after college blog

  It’s the little, annoying things you can’t help but notice and dwell on when you are trying to write. Even when you think about maybe trying to write, you suddenly feel you can’t ignore this little blue cup that has been sitting on the corner of your desk since always. How did that get there?…

  Jessica Puente

  October 26, 2011

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  College, future, journalism, writers