Carmel Kundai
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Killing Your Darlings and Scrapping Everything
I felt tired roughly 3 hours ago. So much so that I went to bed. Maybe it was the ill-timed, last minute no-bake cookies I ate. You know, all that sugar isn't good for you! Or maybe it was the hour of gleaning and giggling as I listened to the recent Colin and Samir podcast episode featuring Hank Green. I wasn't planning on being challenged the way I was.
By Carmel Kundai2 months ago in Writers
An Open Letter to a Girl Who Thought She Could Write.
Dear August-2016 Me, You think you can write. You probably have even admitted this belief out loud. A few days ago, I found a note from your Third Grade teacher, "You are going to be a great author one day!" All this is actually quite amusing.
By Carmel Kundai8 months ago in Writers
They Don't Need to Kill Us
If you've ever had your planet overrun by aliens, you know that it's not nearly as entertaining as Hollywood makes it out to be. The beings usually aren't friendly, and the Avengers never come to save you. It's you, whatever outdated technology you own, and and whatever level of patriotism you can muster--the more patriotic, the better. I've seen too many people join the fight, and give in, for lack of belief in what it is we are saving.
By Carmel Kundai2 years ago in Fiction
- Top Story - May 2021
Everything You Want is in the Middle of a Frozen Lake.
As illogical as it is, I tend to think of myself as the only one; in a world of billions--the only one. The only one scared of not achieving my goals, of not "making" it in life. The only one dealing with loss and rejection. The only one with a frozen lake.
By Carmel Kundai4 years ago in Motivation