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Gift for Writers: Science Fiction Romance Writing Prompts
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Posted in Adventure, Creative Writing, gifts for writers, Inspiration, paranormal romance, Romance, Science Fiction, Writing Prompts, Writing Secrets
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You Could Be Write by E. R. Smythe, notes to a writer from her character
You Could Be Write by E. R. Smythe, notes to a writer from her character. Hi, I am Sir E. Robert Smythe in service to Queen Sage of Gwill. I am her Head Galactic Safety Ambassador, working to help young … Continue reading
My Top 11 Favorite Anthropology Topics
My Top 11 Favorite Anthropology Topics Darlene Reilley Archaeology I started with archaeology and come back to it every time. If I weren’t a writer, I’d be at a dig site, buried in dirt up to my elbows…and … Continue reading
Write from the Heart
Hey, writers. A lot has happened since my last post. One of the things I am most proud of in this writing life came to a close…but it opened a new chapter in my writing. Life’s like that. You … Continue reading
A Study in Second Person: Italo Calvino’s If On a Winter’s Night a Traveler
A Study in Second Person: Italo Calvino’s If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler Darlene Reilley You, the reader, think that no one can sustain a second-person point of view novel, however you are proved wrong by Italo Calvino. … Continue reading
Bones and Stones
Bones and Stones Darlene Reilley Every student of history knows there are two truths: the written truth which is clean and tidy; and the real truth, which is messy and dirty. This is my truth—the one you won’t … Continue reading
Movement in Homer’s The Odyssey
I am not a poet, but Homer’s Odyssey makes me want to write as beautifully and simply as he does. The Odyssey has become one of my favorite novels because of beautiful lines like: “Side by side the two men … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, Book Reviews, epic poetry, Homer, movment in fiction, reading like a writer, The Odyssey, writing adventure
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Shock and Awe in Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five
In Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.’s Slaughterhouse-Five, or the Children’s Crusade, a soldier bounces through time, meets aliens, and relives points in his life, centering around Dresden, Germany, during his tour during the Second World War. Vonnegut uses anaphora for a comical, … Continue reading
