My brother read my third poetry book, 𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦, recently. His response? “That book is kind of dark, man.”
Fiction Writing, Guest Posts
That Book Is Kind Of Dark – Guest Post by Matt Nagin
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Book Reviews, Literary Fiction, New Words Learned, Poetry, Words
Notes from the Bonfire – a Review
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What is poetry? This art form isn’t willing to be defined, labeled, or nailed down. Its words are the chiseled marble of language. It is a paint-spattered canvas, but the poet uses words instead of paint, and you are the canvas.
Book Reviews, Fiction Writing, Humor, New Words Learned, Words
Do Not Feed the Clown – a Review
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Laughter is good for you. Besides relieving stress, tension, and anxiety, it boosts your immunity, relaxes your muscles, decreases pain, and even helps to prevent heart disease. The boisterous laughter caused while reading this book will improve your health!
Author Spotlight, Fiction Writing, Poetry, Writing
Matt Nagin – Do You Really Need To Outline?
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In 𝑂𝑛 𝑊𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔, Stephen King claims “outlines are the last resource of bad fiction writers.” King suggests they limit inspiration and the joy of creativity. Jack Kerouac likely agreed, writing novels such as 𝑂𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑅𝑜𝑎𝑑 in a stream-of-conscious style on a long roll of paper.
Book Reviews, Fiction Writing, New Words Learned, Poetry, Words
Feast of Sapphires – a Review
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What is poetry? According to dictionary.com, poetry is the art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts.
Book Reviews, New Words Learned, Poetry, Words
Butterflies Lost Within The Crooked Moonlight – a Review
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What is poetry? According to dictionary.com, poetry is the art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts. I had to read poetry when I was in school. To be honest, I never thought much of it except for two poems by Edgar Allan Poe: “The Raven” and “Annabel Lee.”…
