Write Gooder, not Better
Objects are what matter. Only they carry the evidence that throughout the centuries something really happened among human beings.—Levi Strauss Eventually everything connects – people, ideas, objects. The quality of the connections is the...
Guess that Caption! This is a simple game where every other week, I’ll post a photo which has something to do with reading/ writing/ words and your job is to guess...
This post may contain The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, and/or Mockingjay spoilers. Dear Katniss, I get it, girl. You’re under a lot of pressure. Not every teenager is faced with being sent to an...
If there’s one piece of writing advice that’s so often repeated that it’s on the verge of becoming meaningless, ‘show, don’t tell’ would very likely be it. I’m prepared to admit that it’s a...
Today we’ll talk about Lawrence of Arabia, the epic; the greatest epic. Widely considered to be one of the greatest films of all time, it is a film that remains one of the...
Said is a word to avoid in dialogue. A common mistake people seem to make when writing dialogue, is never using the word said and instead replacing it with obscure words such as ‘whimpered,...
“In literature and in life we ultimately pursue, not conclusions, but beginnings.”― Sam Tanenhaus, Literature Unbound “The beginning is the most important part of the work.” –Plato, The Republic “Beginnings are always messy.” —John Galsworthy In...
Ten Things You Need to Know About: Choosing a Title 1. It needs to reflect your writing If the book you are writing is serious, then the title shouldn’t be funny – that’s lying...
How to be a YA Heroine #1: Katniss Everdeen I’ve decided to become who I’ve always wanted to be: a fashion blogger. Kind of. Not really. Anyway, for the next little while I will...
Every year, many great movies fall under the radar of the public eye for one reason or another, yet they are worth your time and attention. A recent example is The Last Five Years,...
