Joined: June 12, 2022

Last Visited: June 12, 2022

Website: linktr.ee/molowrites

Blog: molo-writes.com/

Monica Louzon (she/her) is a Maryland-based writer, translator, and editor. Her words have most recently appeared in Apex Magazine, Curiouser Magazine, NewMyths.com, Shoreline of Infinity, and others. She is Acquiring Editor for The Dread Machine (www.thedreadmachine.com). Follow Monica on Twitter @molo_writes.

When I set out to write a sci-fi or fantasy story, the end result is frequently weird, has dark undertones, and doesn't fit neatly into a defined genre. When writing stories, I usually first come up with a world/setting, then figure out who lives there, their motivations, and the conflict(s) that will drive the story. (The characters have to be dynamic, or else I lose interest in what I'm writing.) When writing poems... I just write the words that want to come out. I'm learning more poetic forms and structures, but most of my poetry tends to be free verse.

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