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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

Based on cult novels of the same name, the Netflix series describes a wave of empowerment through stories of strong girls and their friendships. via Netflix’s ‘The Baby-Sitters Club’: 5 inspiring young girls set out to shatter sexism, bigo — nyob.news

If the last few weeks have taught us anything it is that we should be lifting black voices, authors, artists, etc every day of the year, not just when there’s a protest or when it is Black History Month. With that in mind we searched through our online catalogue to find the best in black […]… Continue reading Celebrating black voices in literature – adult fiction — RBKC Libraries blog

Editing is an essential part of the journey for any writer. It’s the stage I’m at with my work in progress, and so has been a bit of a theme on the blog recently. I’ve discussed questions you should ask yourself while editing, as well as sharing my step-by-step editing method. It’s not always easy […]… Continue reading 5 Quotes To Spur You On While Editing Your Novel — Uninspired Writers

“There are lots of artists in the world. But there’s only one you. And the only person who has your point of view is you. If you decide not to make things, all you’ve done is deprive the world of all the stuff that only you could have brought to it.” Neil Gaiman, writer Image: […]… Continue reading “There are lots of artists in the world. But there’s only one you. And the only person who has your point of view is…” — Art of Quotation

The Fate of good men who refuse to become involved in politics is to be ruled by evil men. Edmund Burke, statesman via “The Fate of good men who refuse to become involved in politics is to be ruled by evil men.‘ — Art of Quotation

So the question is not whether we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists we will be. Will we be extremists for hate or for love? Will we be extremists for the preservation of injustice or for the extension of justice? Martin Luther King Jr. via ”So the question is not whether we will be… Continue reading ”So the question is not whether we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists we will be. Will we be extremists for hate or for love?” — Art of Quotation