The problem I hear hobbyist writers--the ones with notebooks of poetry and short stories that they have no interest in publishing--complain about the most is their lack of knowledge regarding English grammatical structure. Now, as an English major who has studied the history and development of the language, I can tell you with 100% certainty that … Continue reading How to Write a Complete Sentence
In Saints at the River, Ron Rash weaves together political relationships at multiple levels--family, small town, state, and national--to form a story in which there is no right and wrong, where there are no winners or losers. There are just people, and none of them are perfect.
So I've been gone for quite a while. To make a long story short, my last semester at USC Upstate was so demanding that it made writing here impossible. Thankfully, I finally have my BA, I've started an editorial internship over at The Indie Chicks, and, after two months of postgraduate life, a new normal has begun … Continue reading Update: Pardon My Dust
With autumn come cold and dreary days, which grow steadily shorter as the season progresses into winter. Because this lack of sunlight contributes to generally depressed attitudes throughout the cooler months, this week's Words on Wednesdays is dedicated to finding the writers in the audience eight excellent words to describe darkness. For the gothic lit fans … Continue reading 8 Words to Describe Darkness
In honor of September being the official start of fall* and the seventh month of the pre-Julian Roman calendar, let's jump start this months' Words on Wednesdays by talking about seven non-English words for "autumn." To make this list interesting, I've tried to pick tongues that are easily recognized but globally and linguistically distant from each other. … Continue reading 7 Non-English Words for Fall