Tomorrow I'm giving a presentation titled Collagen Biosynthesis Disorders: the Biomedical Impact of Abnormal Protein Coding to a room of masters and doctorate candidate students. I like to find common threads in things I must do (presentations) with things I love (writing/acting, basically storytelling). In doing so, practicing one becomes like practicing aspects of the other and, if I can equate … Continue reading Storytelling Diversified
My brother and I are book nerds. Shamelessly. We finish 1 book and we add 15 to our lists. Normal people look at 15 books and think "ugh, why so many;" we see 15 and think "sweet, I'm good for four months." (Come now, fellow nerds, you know you do it.) For pleasure reading, I prefer classics … Continue reading Book Nerds Unite
When I was a little girl, I drew exclusively with #2 pencil on notebook or computer paper. I had zero art software. My family had been slow on the computer acquisition thing (we used a typewriter through middle school, 1998-2000) and there were a lot of us kids so, once we bought a computer, we couldn't use … Continue reading My Art Style’s Evolution
I once read that being a fiction writer is like being a schizophrenic actor because authors can play multiple people in a single scene each with distinct personalities, speech patterns and emotional states without letting them blur into one another. The simile made me smile. Growing up as a shy kid, I'd never had an interest in acting aside … Continue reading Lessons in Writing from Improv Comedy
I have two projects that I am determined to complete before the fall semester begins: My first novel-length work of fiction Vol. 1 of a graphic novel series I can't work on one story at a time. I absolutely need 2 rolling at once. This way, when I need a break from one, I can switch to … Continue reading Summer 2016 Projects
Guess what? It’s story time! Or rather, it will be very soon. Storytelling is fun—whether it’s about imaginary people or outrageous stuff that happens in real life. Adventures with friends are my favorite kinds of stories and I aim to share a whole mess of them. This month is the 1-year anniversary of Summer Road Trip … Continue reading My Next Journey Begins!
Duri Rolvsson 