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To Tolerate: verb
It's not "tolerance". It's "acceptance".

S. Yumi Yamamoto
2 days ago3 min read
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The Rut
3 years is a long time for silence. What gives?

S. Yumi Yamamoto
Apr 96 min read
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Why the Workshop Method Works (and why it's outdated)
I learned how to play ball and work around certain things to change the perception of my stories. This is both the blessing and the curse.

S. Yumi Yamamoto
Apr 27 min read
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2022: a Personal Review
2022 was not the best reading year for me, but it held quite a lot of writing. Only 9 books were read, but 4 books were written, and...

S. Yumi Yamamoto
Jan 1, 20235 min read
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Suboptimized: A Review
Competitive online gaming, a tech school, and one life-creating simulation project to confuse them all... What happens when put a game in...

S. Yumi Yamamoto
Jan 31, 20224 min read
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Without a World: A Review
I've recently begun reviewing books again, and this time on Discovery, where I get the chance to find Indie-published books and help...

S. Yumi Yamamoto
Oct 19, 20213 min read
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A Mixed Review
I've had a hard time conforming myself into boxes, feeling like an imposter each time I try

S. Yumi Yamamoto
Nov 5, 20208 min read
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Regarding Sensitivity Readers
The TL;DR version of this post is: SENSITIVITY READERS ARE REQUIRED NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE AND SHOULD BE A STAPLE IN THE EDITING PROCESS

S. Yumi Yamamoto
Jul 3, 20207 min read
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'Kingdom' is the Best Zombie Show On
Kingdom is set in Korea in the early 1600s, after a war against the Japanese, during a time of massive starvation and wealth disparity

S. Yumi Yamamoto
Jun 16, 20205 min read
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The Deep Breath After the Scream
We've crossed into the second week of protests. My twitter feed was overflowing with videos from all over the world about George Floyd

S. Yumi Yamamoto
Jun 7, 20202 min read
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Dispersion: A Review
When reading the synopsis, I thought this was a world that I was excited to know. Once I got into the story, I was sorely disappointed

S. Yumi Yamamoto
Jun 5, 20203 min read
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'Docile': a look into the system
You can see immediately where this gets, uh, shady. As the cover says, "There is no consent under capitalism".

S. Yumi Yamamoto
May 6, 20205 min read
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January Reading Log
Remember in school when we were all forced to read and then write up a Reading Log or Reading Journal, or some shit? Good intentions...

S. Yumi Yamamoto
Jan 30, 20194 min read
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Re-Reading: "Shattered Mirror"
Recently I bought the hardcover version of a book that really started me on this path to authorship: "Shattered Mirror" by Amelia...

S. Yumi Yamamoto
Jan 24, 20195 min read
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Retelling Again and Again
There are some stories that are so classic and well loved that they've been used as the basis for other stories. How many times have you...

S. Yumi Yamamoto
Jan 14, 20195 min read
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Bird Box: a Character Piece
Soooo, I took a few weeks off. Christmas happened and the New Year... and I just wanted a break, frankly. It was a wild 2018 for me, and...

S. Yumi Yamamoto
Jan 9, 201915 min read
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Review: Six of Crows & Crooked Kingdom
A few years ago I was introduced to author Leigh Bardugo with the novel "Shadow and Bone". This was an introductory novel to a fantasy...

S. Yumi Yamamoto
Dec 19, 20187 min read
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Diversity (in all senses of the word)
It's Tuesday, and once again I'm at a loss at what to write... What's new? Well, that would be my YOUTUBE CHANNEL! 😂 Yeah, I've been...

S. Yumi Yamamoto
Dec 12, 20186 min read
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Taking a Breather
I realized this morning at 11AM that I hadn't written a word since November 30th. Not a hint of anything for this blog. Not a slight edit...

S. Yumi Yamamoto
Dec 5, 20184 min read
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Ending with a Bang
This final week of NaNoWriMo has been a roller coaster, and not just because I've been struggling with the novel. It's been emotional....

S. Yumi Yamamoto
Nov 28, 20184 min read
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