Month: July 2020

And so all of this got me thinking of some writing prompts for kids in our current at-home situation. I hope someone, somewhere, finds them useful… via Writing ideas for kids — Rachel McGaw

Promises are dreams whose time is yet to arrive. If it is said, that doesn’t mean it can be done. Or does it? Celebrations – a person is born, another person dies. Cloudy skies may bring rain, rain brings life to plants, and death too, to some. If all dreams came true, that would create […]… Continue reading Thoughts? Or Writing Ideas? — Carolyn Cordon – Writer

Top 10 Ways to get your creative mind working again. via 10 Writing Ideas to Inspire You During Quarantine — On My Bookshelf

As one of the most famous authors of the past decade, Suzanne Collins is a name that is internationally recognized by people of all ages. However, the majority of her fans know her solely for The Hunger Games trilogy even though that is not the only series she has written. Among her other works, which […]… Continue reading The Lost Novels of Suzanne Collins — bwritesbooks

Something I’ve always struggled with is understanding my own feelings. It’s taken me a long time to consciously place any value on what I’m feeling. I think that’s a source of a lot of confusion that I have. What really even makes me happy? I suppose I have my hobbies, watching YouTube videos, playing video-games, […]… Continue reading Feelings — Jack’s Quotes

Literature allows us to explore and open our eyes to the resplendent and magnificent world around us. It allows us to gather a better understanding of culture and even how are past has led to what we are today. Here are some of my favorite quotes from some of my favorite books. They all have […]… Continue reading The most electrifying and sensational quotes from classics of English literature. — Brahmchaari heart

Author’s Note: This was published on Steemit on 5/7/2019, by myself. I’ve been writing as a hobby on and off for the last five years. It’s certainly been a thing to keep me entertained that I can also use in a meaningful fashion considering my other hobbies. As such I’m always open to learning new […]… Continue reading Reflecting on Elmore Leonards’s Ten Rules of Writing — Bigbear’s Den

Being a writer, doubt is something you learn to live with. I have come to believe that there are different ages of doubt. When I was still at the beginning of my writing career, eager to get published and high on the achievement of actually completing a piece, doubt wasn’t a nagging matter that kept […]… Continue reading The Age of Doubt — Manager by Accident

Well that’s annoying. I wanted to use italics in my title and WordPress won’t let me. Maybe if I upgrade to the paid version… meanwhile I’ll put quotes in this post, which I’d normally have italicised, in purple so the original italics still show up. The word italics comes from Latin. The print style was… Continue reading What do you mean, in italics? — Words and Fictions

Como texto placeholder, está aqui copiada o famoso ensaio de Chinua Achebe sobre a questão do racismo no romance de Joseph Conrad O Coração Das Trevas. IN THE FALL of 1974 I was walking one day from the English Department at the University of Massachusetts to a parking lot. It was a fine autumn morning […]… Continue reading An Image of Africa: Racism in Conrad’s Heart of Darkness — Site Para Exame 2020