This week, I received a great tip. Someone was cruising around the internet and sent me this fantastic nugget and now I can barely contain myself. In… Read more “American Writers Museum”
Tag: literature
Books for the 12 Days of Christmas
Hello there, dear readers. Please excuse my absence last week. I decided to take a little holiday from my blog and focus on my novella. I did… Read more “Books for the 12 Days of Christmas”
Gothic Literature At Large – October 2015
I had to sneak another edition of Gothic Literature at Large in this season because, well, it’s timely! I can’t believe it’s already October. This has been… Read more “Gothic Literature At Large – October 2015”
A Spirit of Melancholy: Poe, Lovecraft and their Poetry
Well, yesterday was the first day of fall which means, we are OFFICIALLY in the Gothic season! Even if I didn’t know the dates, it would be… Read more “A Spirit of Melancholy: Poe, Lovecraft and their Poetry”
Falling into the Gothic Season
The weather has been unseasonably cool this month and, in spite of my summer-loving self, I find my thoughts turning towards fall. I love fall, though I… Read more “Falling into the Gothic Season”
The Art of the Villain: 12 Tips for Crafting the Ultimate Bad Guy
Villain, anti-hero, scoundrel, lowlife, brute, criminal. Villains have a host of words to describe their nefarious natures. Though they are known for their malevolence, villains are a… Read more “The Art of the Villain: 12 Tips for Crafting the Ultimate Bad Guy”
On My Night Stand: A Bookish Anthropological Study
Ok, so this isn’t a lifting of the veil of all things going on behind the scenes in my home. Instead, it’s a study of all the… Read more “On My Night Stand: A Bookish Anthropological Study”
Book Bandits: When Reading Literature Becomes Rebellious
Nothing irks me more than the concept of banning books. It is an ignorant exhibition of control, an instance of someone else exercising their moral beliefs over… Read more “Book Bandits: When Reading Literature Becomes Rebellious”
Vancouver and the Modern Gothic
Gothic literature has risen to mainstream, though many people may not recognize it in its current form. You can find it in books, in film and in… Read more “Vancouver and the Modern Gothic”
Hooking the Reader
One of my writer friends introduced me to an interesting blog post idea this week. She calls it WIP Wednesdays (Work In Progress). In the post, she… Read more “Hooking the Reader”
Writer vs the World 