Here is an American short story about the national anthem. Please note that I took some liberties with this from the original story that I heard about. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Subscribe to our blog if you want to receive the weekly newsletter. Mark Twain’s Life on the Mississippi (1882) is considered […]
Who Gets To Decide What Is Essential – Poem I got fired, for my job is not considered essential. With that, they just admitted that my job is not as important as the others. The job I work hard for. The job I slave over. The job that takes most of my time. That isn’t […]
Writing Is Rewriting – Op-Ed Piece “The only kind of writing is rewriting.” – Ernest Hemingway The phrase “writing is rewriting” has been uttered by the lips of a multitude of writers. Nonwriters do not know this. I didn’t know this until I wrote a novel with the intent to submit it to a literary […]
One Thing To Remember – Short Story A room of dejected and down scientists sat at a table done with their research. All the numbers, all the tests, all the experiments, and they gained no knowledge for a cure. Sure, they gained plenty of insight on how not to create a cure, but that doesn’t […]
I hope you all had a good time bringing in the new year. A new month means a new theme, and that theme is “New Year.” Follow us on Facebook or Twitter if you want updates from us. Also, we will start to include links to books that we think you can add to your […]
The word that you have to include in this prompt is “PLOT” Make the piece shorter than 1000 words. It could be fiction or non-fiction. Here are some suggestions for you to get going – (or that you can completely ignore) Say how you have a plot for a story. Talk about how you are […]
Jane Austen & Social Distancing: Memes Whether you are more like Mr. Woodhouse, who felt “there is nothing like staying at home, for real comfort” or the lively Lydia, continually walking into Meryton to meet the officers, you are probably staying inside much more than usual. Social distancing is living the life of Lizzie Bennett: […]
What Should An Author Think Of Being Quoted? – Op-Ed Piece Most authors, from those who post short poems on Instagram, to those who stow away their pieces for no one to see, to the many in between, dream of success they will most likely not attain. The dream is the closest they ever get […]
I Am The Guy You Read Long After I’m Dead – Poem As I walk this earth my words are not read or heard. None of my books ever sell any copies. No audience lines up to read me. In fact, I never get so much of an audience at all. My contemporaries outsell me […]
Here is a piece about a recent controversy concerning the author of Harry Potter. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Subscribe to our blog if you want to receive the weekly newsletter. Have you read Harry Potter? Did you like it? Have you played the new game? Do you like it? There is a […]
Here is a piece about a classic writer that you all know well. I am happy to say that the book giveaway is going to be on. Tomorrow expect a piece with the official rules for it. The book is a favorite of mine. The classics by Homer. The theme for this month is Valentine’s […]
Edith For President – Books In School Did you know in 1919 a woman was running the country? I did not know this until a year ago. I was not taught this in school, and I wish I was. Edith Wilson secretly handled presidential affairs after a stroke left Woodrow Wilson partially paralyzed. Think about […]
As we mentioned recently, we are going to add more posts rather than just op-ed pieces and short stories. Today we got a writing prompt for all of you writers out there. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Subscribe to our blog if you want to receive the weekly newsletter. “Love is or it […]
Today we talk about a theory we hear about every so often. We give our take on it all. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Subscribe to our blog if you want to receive the weekly newsletter. What Does A Writer Make Of Predictive Programming? – Op-Ed Piece As a writer, I try to […]
