I’ve been planning this post for several weeks now: a celebratory post and a kick-off to a new blog series. The celebration? I’ve now officially been cancer-free for 15 years. I don’t have an exact date to mark because I didn’t know at the time that it would be the beginning of my remission, but […]
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Wanted: Shakespeare Reading Partners for 2014!
“It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.” -William Shakespeare “We know what we are, but not what we may be.” -William Shakespeare “There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.” -Hamlet “Sit by my side and let the world slip: we shall ne’er be younger.” […]
Friday Book Review: How to Read Literature Like a Professor
I’ve had How To Read Literature Like A Professor on my Kindle wish list for a long time: So it was a nice surprise to find I could borrow it for free from my library’s e-book system. (Does your library have one? Check it out!) I have to confess that I have not finished this book […]
Knowing Your Characters, Knowing Yourself
Sometimes I find it interesting to apply writing advice to real life. Here’s a meaningful one: Get to know your characters before you write. The story will write itself because the characters will tell you what they want to do. Isn’t that a great metaphor for real life? If you get to know yourself well, your […]