Born to slavery and loss, she issued her war cry at birth. The master blithely named her Karma, but her… Read more TWEETS 2020s
Author: Susan Iwanisziw
THE ANTIQUITIES BOOK: or the Girl Who Grew Horns
A middle-grade fantasy constructed on the back of Neil Gaiman’s GRAVEYARD BOOK, itself a reimagining of Kipling’s JUNGLE BOOK.… Read more THE ANTIQUITIES BOOK: or the Girl Who Grew Horns
I SERVE THE GREY GODS
By Cecily Winter We await the song of the gray gods with heads bowed and hearts heavy. We await the… Read more I SERVE THE GREY GODS
THE PANIC BUTTON
A short autobiographical piece recently published by the CABINET OF HEED read here or at http://cabinetofheed.com by Cecily Winter… Read more THE PANIC BUTTON
FIVE STAR LESSON ON HOW TO SNAG A PLOT: NEIL GAIMAN’S THE GRAVEYARD BOOK (2008) AND RUDYARD KIPLING’S THE JUNGLE BOOK (1894)
Apart from similar titles, the links between these two wonderful novels are many, including the detailed descriptions of two wildly… Read more FIVE STAR LESSON ON HOW TO SNAG A PLOT: NEIL GAIMAN’S THE GRAVEYARD BOOK (2008) AND RUDYARD KIPLING’S THE JUNGLE BOOK (1894)
FIVE STAR AND ONE STAR DIALECTS:
The Gotham Writers’ Workshop’s WRITING FICTION (2003): “Dialect is like walking on eggshells—tread carefully. It’s tough to do well, and… Read more FIVE STAR AND ONE STAR DIALECTS:
CARELESS NATURE VERSE or something like …
A windmill’s wings turn to sing a creaking lullaby of ground wheat for rooks roosting in their sails. Stars blaze… Read more CARELESS NATURE VERSE or something like …
FIVE STAR REVIEW OF WRITING HOW-TO WITH ROY PETER CLARK
WRITING TOOLS (10th edition) by ROY PETER CLARK I was totally amazed by the comprehensiveness of this paperback book (it is… Read more FIVE STAR REVIEW OF WRITING HOW-TO WITH ROY PETER CLARK
FIVE STARS FOR INTIMACY: A CRITICAL READ OF SALLY ROONEY’S NORMAL PEOPLE
NORMAL PEOPLE (Faber and Faber 2018) While Sally Rooney’s novel is in no way derivative, she appears to have fashioned… Read more FIVE STARS FOR INTIMACY: A CRITICAL READ OF SALLY ROONEY’S NORMAL PEOPLE
HOW TO BE A BETA READER: pun intended
SO WHAT IS A BETA CRITIQUE? IT IS NOT A ROMAN ARENA FOR A THUMBS UP OR THUMBS DOWN. Agents… Read more HOW TO BE A BETA READER: pun intended