Improve your creative writing using Story Bibles Crafting a book series that captures the imagination of readers is a complex task and Authors must weave intricate plots and create believable characters , all while maintaining a consistent and richly detailed universe. if you would like to improve your writing skills and harness the power of […]
Photo by Annie Spratt via Unsplash Hey, girl, it’s me. The book at the bottom of your “To Be Read” pile. I thought maybe tonight we could hang out. You can slip me out from under this stack, slide between my pages, and get to know me better. We deserve some quality time, just you […]
We’re back for round three of the internet’s favorite drunken biweekly “news” report, Am I the Literary Asshole—the only advice column that asks you to consider the fact that BOGO wine isn’t just a lifestyle, it’s also a state of mind. Today I ask you to join me for a glass (or three) as we […]
Photo by Mark Olsen on Unsplash A California Towhee bounced across the deck, its brown feathers tufted like a baby chick’s, proud and naive-looking all at once. I sat very still, fingers poised on my keyboard, silently watching, not wanting to spook it away. I knew its name—towhee—because I had recently become obsessed with birds, […]
Iceland Summer: Travels Along the Ring Road by Kurt Caswell LATELY, IT SEEMS, everyone is visiting Iceland. Half a million Americans are flying into Reykjavik every year, sometimes for a day or two, sometimes for a week. Maybe it’s the influence of Game of Thrones (2011–19), Vikings (2013–20), or The Northman (2022). More likely, it’s […]
Credit…Jennifer Dahbura MEDUSA (The Myth of Monsters, Book 1), by Katherine Marsh When I teach contemporary rewritings of Greek mythology, I begin with a warning: The world these myths conjure is especially brutal for women. We read fiction about Iphigenia, sacrificed by her father, Agamemnon; about Clytemnestra, duped into sending her daughter to her death; […]
The Archive of Feelings by Peter Stamm IN A 2017 INTERVIEW with The White Review , Peter Stamm remembered a “special cookie” he loved as a child. As the Swiss novelist explained: “I had the feeling that wanting these cookies so much weakened me. So I bought a whole packet and ate all of it […]
I have long searched for butch in writing. I pick up The Well of Loneliness every few years and cry each time the horse dies. I am working my way slowly through the thicket of Gertrude Stein, relinquishing understanding for something more like knowing. I have read Nightwood , Djuna Barnes’ ghostly evocation of a […]
Tone words are essential elements of your writing skillset, pivotal in shaping the reader’s perception and emotional response to your text. These words carry the capacity to subtly influence a narrative’s atmosphere, character dynamics, and overall message, making their selection crucial in writing. This guide is designed to provide an in-depth exploration of tone words, […]
“The Roommates,” flash fiction by Kathleen Barber The Commuter Subscribe Strange, short, and diverting writing delivered to your inbox every Monday.. Rush Week at Kappa Kappa Murder The Roommates Every year, on the third weekend in October, there’s a vigil for Caroline. Every year, they use the same easel to prop up the same poster-size […]
