Olivia FarnsworthJun 17, 202110 min readOn Giving UpThe last time I published a blog post, I shared a lot of the internal conflict that I was facing in my writing. How I had been pushing...
Olivia FarnsworthApr 12, 20217 min readOn Futility (Plus a Writing Update)Hello, everyone! Long, long time, no see. Externalizing my thoughts is something I'm still getting used to, so bear with me. Today, I...
Olivia FarnsworthAug 20, 20191 min readFlash Fiction: Distilled ConceitThe liquid I am pouring down my throat tastes like distilled conceit. It just does, that’s why! Well, if you would hush for three...
Olivia FarnsworthMay 16, 20191 min readWinter SoulA bit of flash fiction for you. I am a drifting cloud. A sea of white. A grounded cloud. Mud. The winter people have blue veins. No...
Olivia FarnsworthMar 19, 20195 min readSpring Break!Okay, it's technically not spring break yet, and I have one more test to take at the end of the week, but the rest of my classes are...
Olivia FarnsworthFeb 16, 20196 min readFleshing out A Cyborg's Ultimatum-Part 3"So, first." I begin pacing back and forth in front of Cyborg, and Reuben picks a parallel path but opposite direction. "The reason that...
Olivia FarnsworthJan 31, 20194 min readFleshing Out a Cyborg's Ultimatum-Part 2"Okay, boss, what's first?" Reuben only looks at me briefly before making a face at a sibling crawling up him to play with his ears....
Olivia FarnsworthJan 26, 20193 min readFleshing out A Cyborg's Ultimatum-Part 1A Cyborg's Ultimatum (ACU for short), has been hanging out in the back of my mind playing cards for a few years now. It's a crowded...
Olivia FarnsworthJan 16, 20192 min readFinding Character Flaws/VirtuesTo all my fellow writers (and anyone else who might be curious)... have you ever been stuck trying to find flaws for a seemingly perfect...
Olivia FarnsworthJan 15, 20191 min readHow Many Words Did I Write in 2018?I don't know. I wasn't always consistent in keeping monthly logs, nor did I have a consistent place to store them. So far I have found...
Olivia FarnsworthDec 27, 20184 min readJust Who is in Charge Here?It's easy to see someone else doing something wonderful and think that I need to fit into that same vein of wonderful. In that moment,...
Olivia FarnsworthDec 15, 20181 min readRekindling my Fiction AddictionI just finished rereading Captives by Jill Williamson. It. Was. AWESOME!!!! Jill is such a talented writer, and I never ceased to be...