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I love writing, and I also love to write ABOUT writing, classic female authors, and whatever else might be on my mind. I hope you enjoy the variety!
Seven Weeks of Wuthering Heights
“Seven Weeks of Wuthering Heights”
by Laurel Osterkamp
Week One: We were assigned new AP Lit study groups. …The Five Worst Ways to End Your Novel (with examples)
Of course, it's all a matter of opinion.
But I did some research, and combed my own memories of novels I’ve read with disappointing or even infuriating endings, and categorized them into five types of endings to stay away from. *Note–there are spoilers ahead of well known, popular novels. Also, a lot of …How Do You Add Suspense to Your Stories? Here are 6 Tips For Awesome Plot Twists!
How and Why You Should Publish Short Fiction in Online Literary Magazines
If you write novels, I bet you can connect with poor old Sisyphus, who Zeus punished in the underworld by forcing him to roll a boulder up a hill for eternity. Every time Sisyphus almost reached the top of the hill, the boulder rolled back down. Isn’t that a lot like publishing? Maybe you’re lucky and/or extremely talented, and you’ve procured a lucrative publishing deal. Or, you’ve self-published and figured out how to beat Amazon’s algorithms, and have …