Metaphors and similes can elevate your writing from mundane to magnificent. Instead of saying "the wind howled," describe it as "the wind screamed like a banshee, echoing the witch's wrath." Instead of saying "the ground shook," try "the earth shuddered, as if the witc...
I used to worry I would never write a novel. Growing up, I dreamed about becoming a great novelist, writing books like the ones I loved to read. I had even tried writing novels, but I failed again and again. So I decided to study creative writing in college. I wrote poems and short...
Question: How to write in third person Voice Context: Writers convey information adhering to a point of view. If the writing is personal, it is written with a first-person focus. If the writing is directed towards the audience, it is written with a second-person focus, and if the writing...
Suffragists began to make headway in 1860 when New York passed the Married Women's Property Act. The bill legalized property ownership, joint child custody and wage retention for women. The use of the word "feminism" to describe the support for women's rights migrated from France to the Uni...
Even more than that, it's also one of the few ways we describeallchange in a character, one of the two internal plot types! Which means if a character is growing and maturing in your story, no matter what age they are, you might be telling a coming of age story. ...
While our chef might be relying upon the work of Julia Child to define what makes a cookie great, you should be consulting those considered the experts in your topic for words to describe the parameters of your topic. Of course, we have to know where to look for these sources. To ...
Writing Goals: Reduxing the Redux of the Redux 24 July, 2014 This post is a thing that I do every so often. It started in 2006 when I posted my writing goals. I updated it in 2008 with the publication of How To Ditch Your Fairy and then again in 2009 after Liar came out. And...
In "Good Life,"OneRepublicrevel in living in the moment and loving the beauty of life, even when things don't go according to plan. The lyrics describe the ups and downs of touring, while reflecting on the importance of appreciating the simple things. ...
What is Shakespeare's style of writing in Macbeth? In Scene 1.3 in Macbeth, a witch says to Banquo, "thou shalt get kings, though thou be none; So all hail Macbeth and Banquo!" In what way will this prediction be an impediment to Macbeth's ambition?
What does it show about the Joads when they befriend the Wilsons in The Grapes of Wrath? What is the significance of the change from 'I' to 'We'? What events changed Zora Neale Hurston's life? How does Nathaniel Hawthorne describe Roger Chillingworth's appearance?