Tag: novels
Today, May 6th, is the 143rd running of the Kentucky Derby, undoubtedly the most iconic horse race of American history. The entire day will be filled with celebrations across …
In 1965, after failing a creative writing class in her junior year of high school, sixteen-year-old Susan Eloise Hinton, unsatisfied with the literature that was being written for young …
For centuries, we have been at war with what is considered ‘proper’ literature. Since time before the common public could read, there has been someone trying to tell us …
Mermaids (Mermen, too!) are intriguing mythical creatures. These human-fish hybrids make amazing main characters, but there are literally hundreds, maybe thousands, of books out there that feature our magical …
Melanie Pitman
November 13, 2016
Adult, Author Spotlight, Authors, Biography, Book Lists, Contemporary, Faves, Memoir, Music, News, Poetry, Romance
When I read the news of Leonard Cohen’s death, my breath caught in my throat. It had never occurred to me that this man, one of our culture’s greatest …
When I started first grade, shy with boys and teachers and loud with girls, I loved to write creative assignments. The problem was that I was terrible at it. …
Women have been writing and been written about complexly since the dawn of time. The books of the Bible, Esther and Ruth, and the Greek writer Sappho being a few examples. …
Iconic actor and writer Gene Wilder, the man who dazzled the film industry with his delightfully manic energy in films such as The Producers, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, and …
In order to be a writer, you have to be a book lover. As Stephen King said, “In order to be a writer you must do two things above …
You’re strolling through the aisles of books in your favorite book store. All you can see are the spines of thousands of books with titles that mean little to …
The opening line of a book is no doubt extremely important. It grabs readers and hooks them in and makes them want to continue flipping through the pages. However, …