Processing Process
(Admin suggested I put this up as a blog post.  This was originally posted on my personal blog, blogyinyang.com, on April 22, 2015.) Everything we do has a process. How you get ready for work. How you cook a meal. How you get dressed. Your process may not be like mine, or anyone else’s. In “All in the Family” Archie debated with Michael sock,
Why I Hate "Strong Female Characters"
Like nonplussed and literally, the phrase “strong female character” has come to mean its antithesis. When people hear it they picture a full fleshed out woman with her own wants and desires. What they get is a woman in a mini skirt and thigh high boots that occasionally punches people. But, and this is vital, that strong female character, cannot ac
How Accounting Students Could Improve Their Writing Skills
Some people say that accounting students do not have adequate writing skills. However, that is not entirely true, since there are accounting students who have demonstrated excellent writing skills. But the academe should not be blind to the obvious fact that while accounting students have very technical skills, their communication skills – includin
A Blog is a Writer's Mixtape
*Note: Although I wrote this for the one year anniversary of my website: http://janachantel.com/ I definitely think that the advice and the message still applies to all. I hope you all find this helpful.* As some of you may know the one year anniversary of my blog is this week (Wed. June 13th). Starting off with only 0 hits, I’ve managed to end wit
Spoken Word Readings
Hello everyone! Just wanted to share some of my latest spoken word readings "I Can Only Hope" and "Their Pain."   Love to hear you all feed back! :)
SO YOU’D LIKE TO COMMIT MURDER AND GET AWAY WITH IT by Salvatore Buttaci
I’ve led you on and I am sorry. You came in good faith to discover precisely how to end another’s life and walk away untouched by the law.  In other words, you hoped this article would explain, step by step, how to exact justice without fear of reprisal.  Come on now!  In this technological age of advanced forensic science and DNA testing?  You’d b
Avoid Dependence on the “Lady in the Long Blue Gown”
You know the lady. She’s visited your house on some occasions and you were so happy to see her, you wanted to sit her down to turkey dinner, share some of your favorite oatmeal cookies, then listen to her pour out that good old inspiration. The muse, of course! We pray the lady in the long blue gown will barge into our writer’s block and make the b