Versus Mode: Compelling Plot vs. Writing Style
By: Aryanne Ferguson When it comes to narrative approaches to the novel, I recently came across two seemingly opposing articles. One, said that …
Fuel for Your Creativity: Location, Location, Location
By: Aryanne Ferguson Writers draw inspiration from many sources, and one of my favorites is landscape. Author Lucy Wood illustrates my point in this …
On the Page: Male versus Female Intimacy
By: Aryanne Ferguson In search of inspiration, I watched a Ted talk by anthropologist Helen Fisher called The Brain in Love. Writing-wise, what …
Literary Symbolism: The Greats Did It, Why Can’t I?
By: Aryanne Ferguson Reader, how do you make use of symbolism in your writing? Is it something you include from draft one, …
Wait…What? – John Steinbeck Walks Into a Starbucks
By: Aryanne Ferguson Every so often I come across truly fun literary websites. When I read this article about a Literary Starbucks tumblr page, created …
What I Learned from Reading: Veronica
By: Aryanne Ferguson Last week I finished reading Veronica by Mary Gaitskill. She’s published 5 books so far—3 short story collections and …
Day 3/31- Scars
By: Tia Love Question: Name one scar your character has and tell us where it came from. When Celeste first started hanging …
The Epilogue – Yay or Nay?
By: Aryanne Ferguson As a reader, I’ve always have mixed feelings about the epilogue. Why was it necessary? Why didn’t the author …
What I Learned from Reading: “A Gate at the Stairs”
A Gate at the Stairs by Lorrie Moore was another piece of thrift store gold. Please let me share what I learned after …
A Poetry Prequel
By: Aryanne Ferguson I’m sure there’s a word for it – the page at the front of a novel that’s blank save for a …