The Projects:

I’m hoping to use these six weeks to make progress on my novel, which has no logline but DOES have corpse art, corpse fandom, mother-daughter road trips, and—obviously—a murder or two. Historically speaking, however, my write-a-thon ambitions tend to go a bit sidewise, and I may well end up finishing short stories (about time travel, time loops, or somnambulist detectives, respectively) and/or fanfic (H/C, Emotional H/C, and ALL THE ANGST) instead.

The Rewards:

Donations of any amount are awesome and appreciated! For $20, I will watch and write a review (about 250-500 words) on any movie or TV episode that you choose and post that review on my blog. (Max of 2 per sponsor.) For $50, I will write a much more in-depth review or genderbent essay (1000+ words, probably way more) on any movie or TV episode that you choose and post it on my blog. (Max of 1 per sponsor.)

Here are some examples of shorter reviews, longer reviews, and genderbent essays. (I do ask the movies be under 2.5 hours—I will not watch Gone with the Wind for you—and needs to be available to stream or rent in the US. But otherwise, feel free to pick mostly anything and/or punish me with terrible TV or films!)

About Me:

Carlie St. George is a speculative writer, hospital errand girl, and Shirley Jackson Award finalist from Northern California. Her collection YOU FED US TO THE ROSES is out now from Robot Dinosaur Press. You can also find her short fiction in The Dark, Lightspeed, The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, and other anthologies and magazines. Find her talking writing, fanfic, cats, and pop culture nonsense on Twitter, Instagram, or her blog My Geek Blasphemy.

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Amal El-Mohtar during the 2019 Summer Reading Series

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