Monthly Archive: February 2013

Fiction Focus Week 2- Villains 5

Fiction Focus Week 2- Villains

So I considered going into more detail about protagonists and focus on one small part of that- the hero. Then I came to the conclusion that most people don’t really care about heroes. What...

Challenge Corner #2 – Immortality 11

Challenge Corner #2 – Immortality

Welcome back to Challenge Corner! Did you have fun with last week’s challenge? Quite a few of you have been sharing links! Quadruple bonus points and eternal admiration are due to Hannah, niteowl, Ary...

Word History of the Week: Ye 7

Word History of the Week: Ye

Welcome again to The Word of the Week! This edition, we’re going back in time to visit Ye Olde Word Facts. If you think of restaurant trying to seem quaint and English, the first...

The Six: Six Things You Didn’t Know About Mark Twain 14

The Six: Six Things You Didn’t Know About Mark Twain

Once a controversial figure banned from student libraries, Mark Twain has been called the greatest American author ever to have lived. His novels can be found in literature classrooms around the world…if they’re not...

Authors from Around the Globe: Kazuo Ishiguro 1

Authors from Around the Globe: Kazuo Ishiguro

When we hear world literature, the first thing which appears on our mind is the diversity of languages and culture and history inscribed on the pieces’ text and context. Taking this note aside, world...

On the Spotlight: “Do You See the Worms?” 2

On the Spotlight: “Do You See the Worms?”

If there’s one thing we can say about our fellow writers, it is that we’re readers first. Every day, members of the Young Writers’ Society are privileged to the works created by our friends...