Which are you, a geek or a nerd? Have you ever thought about the difference? Personally, this is not something I had ever considered until I ran… Read more “Which Are You Really: Distinctifying the Geek/Nerd Classification in Modern Society “
Tag: Language
Evaluating Genre: Dissecting the Popularity of the Mixed-Genre Story
Genre is defined as “a category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content,” (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/genre). Human beings by nature like to… Read more “Evaluating Genre: Dissecting the Popularity of the Mixed-Genre Story”
Things that Annoy Me: Self-Identification in the Music World
Musical artists have the luck and the advantage of having 2 avenues through which to differentiate themselves and get their messages across to the listener as opposed… Read more “Things that Annoy Me: Self-Identification in the Music World”
Narrative Perspective: First vs. Third Person
A few years ago right after graduate school, I was accepted into the Summer Publishing Institute at New York University. With big dreams of working as a… Read more “Narrative Perspective: First vs. Third Person”
A Few Little Poems by an Amateur Poet
Sometimes when I play with poetry, I like to play with poetic cliches and try to make them into symbols of something new. They usually are built… Read more “A Few Little Poems by an Amateur Poet”
A Letter to My Future Grandchild in Response to the USPS Announcing Reduced Services
February 7, 2048 Dear Future Grandchild, Many years ago, people couldn’t communicate instantaneously on their computers. If you go back far enough, computers didn’t even exist. I… Read more “A Letter to My Future Grandchild in Response to the USPS Announcing Reduced Services”
A Self-Proclaimed Poe Expert’s Take on “The Following”
Poe has been popping up in pop culture a lot lately. I can’t say that interest in Poe has ever flagged. There are a number of us… Read more “A Self-Proclaimed Poe Expert’s Take on “The Following””
Definition versus Reality: A Thorough Word Examination
This may sound a little crazy, but, for me, word choices in writing and in everyday life are decisions of paramount importance. Words have a far deeper… Read more “Definition versus Reality: A Thorough Word Examination”
Thoughts on Narration
I’ve never really given a lot of thought to my narrators. Typically, I write in an omniscient style and my narrator is an unidentifiable, all-knowing voice. The voice is… Read more “Thoughts on Narration”
The Interrobang: More Bang for your…Punctuation
The 1960s brought us many great things. The halogen lamp. Valium. And the interrobang. In 1962, a new form of punctuation was born. This was not in… Read more “The Interrobang: More Bang for your…Punctuation”
Writer vs the World 