Writing - The Stars Are Not Made of Fire

Writing- the process of using symbols to communicate thoughts

Poetry

There are badass poets and then there are badass poets. Qiu Jin is one of those badass feminist poets who made her mark. I am

We Sinful Women by Kishwar Naheed Cooking, cleaning, laundry and making a little music have eaten my weekend. I am exhausted from fighting off a

Cinquains are a form of poetry that are like small puzzles. Writing chinquapins is a good way to warm up to writing other things. I

Poetry is a happy thing! It is like a puzzle where words are used as tightly as possible to convey multiple meanings and emotion. I

I am currently a little mired in doing critiques of other people’s work so I am getting a bit behind on my blogposts. If you

I am currently writing a story revolving around a changeling and have been reviewing Yeats’ poetry. Much of the poetry of William Butler Yeats draws

What causes a villain in a piece of fiction to be indelibly stamped upon the memory of a reader? Who are the notorious villains who

The movie Wizards is a movie that I very much like because it broke some of the stereotypes of fantasy and created new combinations. I

Stories are spun from elastic band-like tension. Conflict is the axis upon which a story revolves. The conflict may be internal — one of ideas,