The Chick Lit Controversy – Shanna Swendson
I talked to three writers about Chick Lit and its role in literature. To each of them I posed five questions. Specifically, What does Chick Lit mean to you, Why do you like Chick Lit novels
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The Chick Lit Controversy
What Chick Lit is may vary depending on the fondness of the person doing the describing but basically it’s a cutesy name for another division of women’s (chicks) literature with a little more flair. The books are fun accounts of
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Reading Bookmarks
I love bookmarks. Especially the ones made with the creative influence of other people. Bookmarks make great gifts and can be personalized for each person you make them for. Bookmarks can be made from ribbon, leather, paper, recycled products or a multitude of other things. In desperation I’ve even used a folded up square of…
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Ursula Le Guin – Author Interview
The 75 year old writer of novels, children’s books, poetry, non-fiction, translations, and essays has received numerous awards for her writing. Ursula took time from her writing schedule to share a bit about her writing life and the art of writing.
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Literary Quotes
“Read in order to live.” — Gustave Flaubert Everyone likes a good quote. Some people memorize them, some people print them out and post them at their desks, some people just like to collect them for the sake of collecting. Looking for a quote? Like to receive literary quotes in your email? There are many…
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The DaVinci Code Book Review
The characters were enjoyable, the story line was easy to follow and it was entertaining. There may be a few new concepts raised about the Grail and religion but really nothing strikingly new but then again it is a work of fiction and I didn’t read it expecting to find some new revelation. I read…
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Rochelle Shapiro – Author Interview
Rochelle Shapiro is a writer. If that isn’t interesting enough Rochelle is also a phone psychic. In her debut novel she has meshed her experience as a psychic with her creative talents to craft Miriam the Medium
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Literary Awards
Not all writers get the million dollar book deals. Most spend their time writing enough to scrape out a living or supplement a day job. Writers are a creative bunch and like to support and acknowledge one another for good writing with