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Posted On BlogHow to Enrich Characters and Plot with Conflict
Conflicts in stories involve more than just good versus bad. There are internal conflicts within characters and external conflicts in…
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Posted On BlogGhost Story Conventions in Stephen King’s ‘Salem’s Lot’
As a connoisseur of the strange, I dabble in many forms of odd things. From folklore to legend, from ghost…
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Book List: World War Z by Max Brooks
The zombie apocalypse is a pervasive element in our modern culture thanks to a few luminaries and extremely popular shows…
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Posted On BlogMetaphorical Loss in Hemingway’s ‘The Three-Day Blow’
In Michigan’s autumn, Hemingway’s “Three Day Blow” captures loss, metaphorically tying the end of nature with the protagonist’s emotions.
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Embracing Threshold Concepts for Growth
Threshold concepts in writing challenge and transform our thinking, requiring metacognition and collaboration to overcome. Revision and feedback are crucial.
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Defining Anaphora through Emotion, Emphasis, and Rhythm
Anaphora is a powerful rhetorical tool, repeating words for emphasis, emotion, and lyrical rhythm in writing.
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Posted On BlogA Poem About Changing Emotions: “From a Heart in a Season”
I’m sharing a poem today that explores love’s endurance through seasons. From cold to fall, love persists despite changing surroundings.
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Posted On Blog“There Will Come Soft Rains” by Ray Bradbury: Nature and Destruction
Much of post-apocalyptic fiction has the same vision: blighted landscapes of fog and destruction. Dripping trees and fell houses. A…
Book Reviews
- Book list: Doomed by Chuck Palahniuk
- Mark Twain’s ‘A Connecticut Yankee’: Parental Love
- Ray Bradbury’s ‘The Halloween Tree’: A History of Death
- Book List: World War Z by Max Brooks
