S. Yumi Yamamoto
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
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S. Yumi Yamamoto
- Jan 24, 2019
- 5 min
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...
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S. Yumi Yamamoto
- Jan 14, 2019
- 5 min
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...
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S. Yumi Yamamoto
- Jan 9, 2019
- 15 min
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...
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S. Yumi Yamamoto
- Nov 21, 2018
- 11 min
Tackling Genre: Romance
I'll be the first to admit my often scathing hatred of romance. What little I've read, watched, and heard from other people is a gross...
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S. Yumi Yamamoto
- Nov 14, 2018
- 3 min
Mad Draft!
I have no idea what to write about this week... but that seems like a good topic to write about😊 I'm so original... November is about...
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S. Yumi Yamamoto
- Nov 7, 2018
- 4 min
National Novel Writing Month 2018
It's that time of year, everybody! It's that wonderful, magical month where all writers get super serious about their new projects, throw...
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S. Yumi Yamamoto
- Oct 31, 2018
- 9 min
Hannibal: the Art of Perspective
I wrote this paper for a Master's level course on literary theory and popular media. I chose "Powers of Horror" by Julia Kristeva and the...
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S. Yumi Yamamoto
- Oct 24, 2018
- 6 min
Subtle Horror
In 2008, at the age of 18, I sat through my first real horror movie: "The Orphanage". It is one of the only movies I've seen where the...
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S. Yumi Yamamoto
- Oct 3, 2018
- 5 min
Becoming New Adult
When I first wanted to become a writer, I didn't have any idea in what category I placed myself. Sure, "fantasy" made sense, but I didn't...
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