We have a new book giveaway for this month. Check it out. Also, we are going to try to get a post up per day, so keep an eye out for that too. For the book giveaway, you have to be subscribed to our monthly newsletter in order to be eligible. Be on that list, […]
The word that you have to include in this prompt is “lie” Lie is something that you can do at the same time in two different ways. I am lying to you as a lie in my bed. You gotta love this word. Rules – (if you want to call them that) Make the piece […]
Here is a piece about heroes. We have no updates for you today. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram, “Stories of imagination tend to upset those without one.” Original quote found here on Goodreads Read more Literary Quotes Check out more Book Deals What is your favorite type of hero to write about? The […]
Go directly to the article here. We added a short poem to this post by none other than Robert Frost. For the posts from now on, we will have the actual articles plus some other smaller parts, that of course have to do with literature. We hope that you enjoy this new outline. Follow us […]
Why This Writer Hates Valentine’s Day – Op-Ed Piece The wordsmith in me can’t stand the loved filled, red holiday. You know the part of me that talks of dead writers, literary terms no one knows, and who tries to rhyme every word I see. See, be, me, Lee, thee, sea. The guy in me […]
We got a literary term for you today and an op-ed piece about banned books. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Subscribe to our blog if you want to receive the monthly newsletter. A metaphor is a direct and vivid comparison between two things usually considered distinct or unrelated. Metaphors discover the connections between […]
The word that you have to include in this prompt is “STREAM” STREAM This prompt is for all of those people who are streaming every movie and television show that they can find. Are those people going to ever read? Do they know what a book is? No, because they need to watch Saved By […]
Go directly to the article We have an article for you about the irony of a song you have probably heard of. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Subscribe to our blog if you want to receive the weekly newsletter. Here is a fun question related to the article. What is your favorite Queen […]
Erika Nichols-Frazer Jan 9, 2020 5 min read Updated: Feb 6, 2021 Art Of The Short Story – Amy Hempel – Book Review “I’m basically going to Bennington so I can stalk Amy Hempel and try to become her,” I told another writer before I started my MFA program at the Bennington Writing Seminars, where […]
We have a writer’s take on a music video that you may have heard of. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Subscribe to our blog if you want to receive the weekly newsletter. Thriller Is A Great Story – Op-Ed Piece The music video Thriller by Michael Jackson is one of the most iconic […]
A Question About Book Reviews – Book Review Ah, books. We read them a lot here at Pens and Words. Sometimes we read them on the weekends to pass the time. Sometimes we read them before we go to bed after a long day at work. And other times, we read them because we ran […]
Not All Writers Write In Silence – Op-Ed Piece I was talking to my buddy the other day and he brought up how he would allow kids to write with their music on. I’m not sure what you think he could have been besides that. It’s not like he was standing on the side of […]
Alonzo Cortez Dec 7, 2020 5 min read Updated: Aug 7, 2021 Here is a Thanksgiving piece by Alonzo about being thankful for what you got. Yeah, I know it is past Thanksgiving, but here it is anyway. If you want to read the other Thanksgiving pieces, you should go here. Thanks for reading. Enjoy. […]
Today we are talking about the popular author, James Patterson. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Subscribe to our blog if you want to receive the weekly newsletter. Literature Doesn’t Respect James Patterson – Op-Ed Piece Selling books is hard. I am not sure if you know this or not, but there are a […]
