The literary pilgrimage used to be simple. You would travel to a place to see the home, grave, or drinking joint of your favorite writer. Literary pilgrimages,… Read more “Literary Pilgrimages”
Category: Literature
Gothic Info-graphics Courtesy of The Guardian
This week in my web browsing about all things Gothic, I came across a posting from The Guardian from May 2014 with a whole host of info-graphics… Read more “Gothic Info-graphics Courtesy of The Guardian”
Testing Character Strength: Storytelling vs. Appealing to Your Readers
I read an interesting article this week published by Bustle. The article, titled “Writing Strong Female Characters? That’s A Great Goal, But I’d Rather Write Strong Kick-Heart… Read more “Testing Character Strength: Storytelling vs. Appealing to Your Readers”
How Historical is Your Fiction?
To be…or not to be… Fiction is whimsy, falsification, storytelling at its best, constrained only by the limits of the writer’s imagination. But, when a writer begins… Read more “How Historical is Your Fiction?”
Gothic Literature at Large – February 2015
It’s been a couple of months, but here is my latest edition of Gothic Literature at Large. I have found references to the Gothic in some strange… Read more “Gothic Literature at Large – February 2015”
Thoughts on History Inspired by My Discovery of Alan Turing
The issue of school and how children are taught is something we see regularly in the headlines. I don’t have any children and I wasn’t educated in… Read more “Thoughts on History Inspired by My Discovery of Alan Turing”
Happy Birthday to Mr. Poe
January brings the birthday of one of my favorite writers, Edgar Allan Poe. Thus, the first month of the year leaves me in a celebratory spirit of all things… Read more “Happy Birthday to Mr. Poe”
The End of an Era: Tolkien
This week I celebrate/mourn the end of an era. I list both because I’m still not sure which it is yet. But just like the Harry Potter… Read more “The End of an Era: Tolkien”
Top 3 Zombie (or otherwise induced) Apocalypse Survival Tool Christmas List
During the holiday season, we wind up with zillions of emails in our inboxes advertising the supposed “hot gift” of the season. A lot of those products being… Read more “Top 3 Zombie (or otherwise induced) Apocalypse Survival Tool Christmas List”
Wool: That Time that Dystopian Literature Got Sophisticated
First, I should apologize for my extensive hiatus over the past couple of months. I have had a number of life changes recently which have eaten in… Read more “Wool: That Time that Dystopian Literature Got Sophisticated”
Writer vs the World 