You don't have to have a college degree in English or comparative literature to read a novel and see the themes it carries. Every story we read or watch or hear has a theme as part of its foundation. Finding the themes in your novel and emphasizing them will give your story more meaning. I recently finished … Continue reading Finding the Themes in your Writing
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Making Time to “Read a Lot:” The First Part of Becoming a Writer
In his inspiring craft book, On Writing, Stephen King gives this famous advice: "If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot. There's no way around these two things that I'm aware of, no shortcut." If you're a writer, then chances are that … Continue reading Making Time to “Read a Lot:” The First Part of Becoming a Writer
Creating Complicated Characters: Lessons from Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra
No one does character complexity better than Shakespeare himself, so if you can get yourself past the iambic pentameter and the nitty-gritty English 101 details, we can learn a lot from his works. Though it is one of his lesser-known plays, The Tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra is no exception. Image Credit: Wikipedia. Cleopatra, by John William Waterhouse, 1888. … Continue reading Creating Complicated Characters: Lessons from Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra
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