A while ago, I talked about Limitation in Poetry, and how forcing myself to follow very specific guidelines (ironically) ended up helping me think outside the box in terms of rhythm, word usage, imagery, etc. Now, apply that to your own current WIP, be it poetry or prose. For instance, you can write entirely in…
This topic has come up semi-recently within my writing circles, and so I thought now would be as good a time as any to cover the subject. First of all, just what exactly is editing? Anyone who has ever written anything for school is familiar with the process of getting marked down for spelling /…
When I was in middle school, there was a rumor floating around that the girls’ locker room was haunted. However, there was no story in particular for the haunting, and no specifics on exactly how the place came to be considered “haunted.” And while I am by no means the fearless type, secondary rumors with…
You have banned and challenged To Kill a Mockingbird due to offensive language and racism. But what have you done to discourage offensive language and racism from being tolerated in our country? You have banned and challenged The Giver because it normalizes violence. But what have you done to help prevent violence in our everyday…
Carter and the others had already left her behind, of course. There was only so much of her the cousins could take in one day; being the baby of the family she knew this intuitively. But whenever her brother and the boys ran off, she was still likely to follow. “Just keep an eye out…