Word of the Week #8
She sat silent, listening to the psithurism high above her, and knew that here was peace. psithurism (noun) SITH-ur-izm 1. The sound of the wind in the trees
Monthly Archive: April 2013
Week Two: Hang in There
Ladies and gentlemen, we meet week two of our delicious NaPo writing! I’m just hanging in there – how about you?
Featured Poem 4/8 – “Azaleas”
Azaleas by Kim So-wŏl See information on the translation of this poem here. When seeing me sickens you and you walk out I’ll send you off without a word, no fuss. Yongbyon’s...
Have You Thought About This? : The Three-Pointed Balancing Act
The more I review, the more a trifecta of necessary elements calls my attention and gets my mind stirring. You’ve read them. The “un-successes”. The moments of a novel that are all imagery —...
Featured Club: The Buddy System
Whether you’re new to the site or have been around for a while, The Buddy System has a place for you.
Bad Cover Art…Redesigned: Beyond the Threshold
Welcome to Bad Cover Art…Redesigned! Where I bring you the most horrible of all cover art I can find on the world wide web and try to come up with an alternative (that I...
Fiction Focus Week 7- Sidekicks
A little late this week- I almost forgot! I’m sorry! But that’s just the way of it, isn’t it? I always come back, I always deliver, if somewhat haphazardly, perhaps in a fashion you...
The Editing Cycle #6 – Plot Your Way
Plotting your novel is a very personal task and nobody can tell you how to do it, but in this week’s session, we’re going to explore an old favourite: the road map. We’ll be...
The Six: Six Things You Didn’t Know About Charles Dickens
1. His immortal pet raven inspired the famous Nevermore-speaker of Poe. Dickens had a pet raven named Grip. That alone might be interesting. Imagine growing up in a household with a nice, big, super...
