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Origins of the Segregation of Literary Fiction from Popular Fiction -
- Jennifer Cuddy (989)   Jennifer Cuddy 
Why is literary fiction notorious for being statistically 'low sellers' in the world of book publishing? This question, is often indirectly asked by many literary writers who are frustrated by what they believe to be a book publishing industry who cater only to mass markets by following... ( added 1 year 154 days ago.) |
Review: Stranded: Stories From The Edge of Infinity… -
ngoldman (5,743)   ngoldman 
Author: Kimberly Raiser
ISBN: 978-1-4327-0601-2
It takes only a few short stories to be captivated and drawn in by the impressive range and styles of Kimberly Raiser's anthology of writings that are crafted in a variety of venues which are included in her first short story collection... ( added 1 year 155 days ago.) |
New Literary Movements: An Interview with Andrew Gallix on 'The Offbeat Generation" -
- Jennifer Cuddy (989)   Jennifer Cuddy 
There is a self conscious 'movement' emerging in the blogosphere who call themselves 'The Offbeat Generation'. Heralded by founder and chief editor of 3:AM magazine, Andrew Gallix, describes the Offbeats as "nonconcomformers who ( atleast in their work) feel alienated from mainstream publishing... ( added 1 year 167 days ago.) |
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Killing A Mystery's Soul--5 Mortal Sins -
Dave Diotalevi (38) 
You're a mystery fan and have settled down with a book you've begged, bought, or borrowed. You expect to be at the very least entertained, but--based on past experience--you hope to be transported to a state of entrancement, fascination, and even awe. Books can do that and you know it. Then, why... ( added 1 year 170 days ago.) |
Discipline, Dedication, Deprivation: Becoming a Novel -
Alice Wisler (0) 
When people congratulate authors on their works, I sense it. I feel it at parties and coffee shops. The air vibrates with the sensation. I can't deny it; others, those who don't know any better, think that writing a novel only takes a loose idea. Anyone can do it. If they feel this way, then why... ( added 1 year 180 days ago.) |
Goethe: A German Writer of the First Rank -
Satis Shroff (755)   Satis Shroff 
Johann Wolfgang Goethe, who was lifted to nobility as J. W.von Goethe in 1782, was born on August 28, 1749 in the town of Frankfurt. The Goethes lived in a large, comfortable house in the Hirschgasse, now called Goethe Haus. Besides practical, scientific and autobiographical writings, he left... ( added 1 year 186 days ago.) |
Review: An Inconvenient Marriage: The Keeping Of Jake Mitchell -
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Author: Ruth Ann Nordin
ISBN: 978-1-4327-1995-1
Ruth Ann Nordin's recent romantic novel is at heart a love story with a different twist. Instead of the usual c ( added 1 year 189 days ago.) |
The Pain-Body: What We Carry With Us -
Barbara Clark (581)   Barbara Clark 
In Chapter 5 of "A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose," author Eckhart Tolle states, "The energy field of old but still very much alive emotion that lives in almost every human being is the pain-body." --page 142 Our pain-bodies are the energy of our past hurts: the bumps, bruises and... ( added 1 year 195 days ago.) |
The Roles We Play in Relationships -
Barbara Clark (581)   Barbara Clark 
In Chapter 4 of "A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose," author Eckhart Tolle states, "When you are completely identified with a role, you confuse a pattern of behavior with who you are, and you take yourself very seriously. You also automatically assign roles to others that correspond to... ( added 1 year 195 days ago.) |
Gothicism as a Means to Awaken Equality in Victorian Women -
Cynthia McMurray (1,879)   Cynthia McMurray 
By the early 1800s, the rigid harshness and macabre atmosphere of the traditional Gothic Romance had subtly transformed into a more controversial medium depicting the dysfunctional societal constructs of gender and class-related bias. Two writers in particular utilized this highly established... ( added 1 year 197 days ago.) |
Here's the Laptop, Here's the Spellcheck, Now Write a Book -
- Jennifer Cuddy (989)   Jennifer Cuddy 
A promising new Literary movement is emerging across the pond in the small cafes and crowded flats of Europe. In the spirit of the 'Beat Poets' and writers of the fifties ( Jack Kerouac, William S Burroughs, Allan Ginsberg; et al.,) these gifted young artists who call themselves 'The Offbeat... ( added 1 year 204 days ago.) |
The Mystery of Water -- What Spiritual Force Attracted Me To the Old Well? -
Marty RicKard (2,688)   Marty RicKard 
No running water in our old farm home---we had walking water instead. At fourteen, I carried it from the well---150 steps east, 100 south. It was a hard trip with two sloshing buckets, five gallons, forty pounds, much harder through the drifts in a blizzard's teeth. Now, fifty years later, I had... ( added 1 year 212 days ago.) |
Homer, Western Civilizations Definition of Culture, Masculinity, and the Silence of Sappho -
- Jennifer Cuddy (989)   Jennifer Cuddy 
In our now ethnically diverse culture of political correctness, can we justify the traditional canon as representative of a universal definition of culture? In times past, the study of epic Greek poems such as Homer's 'The Iliad' have resulted from hegomonic conventions, which have since then... ( added 1 year 217 days ago.) |
Mood and Action in a Tale of the Far Future - Seeds of the Dusk -
- Robert Gibson (103)   Robert Gibson 
The story "Seeds of the Dusk" by Raymond Z Gallun, published in 1938, is a gem of classic SF. Its 31 pages give us an insight into the lives and fates of three species: an alien invading plant intelligence; the descendants of crows; and the descendants of Man. Into this short tale are packed... ( added 1 year 224 days ago.) |
Politics with a Difference - Science-Fictional Constitutions -
- Robert Gibson (103)   Robert Gibson 
It's fun to set the world to rights on paper, and SF authors are no slackers when it comes to inventing constitutions.
Some of them are recognizably "close to home" in that they merely tinker with what we already have. Neville Shute's In The Wet (1953) portrays an amendment to... ( added 1 year 224 days ago.) |
Solar System Development Area - Planetary Romance -
- Robert Gibson (103)   Robert Gibson 
First the rhapsody, then the grumble.
We live in a fantastic age of astronomical discovery. No one is a greater fan of space-probe epics than I. As Voyager 2 passed no less than four giant worlds and their satellite families in 1979, 1981, 1986 and 1989, I was hooked on the news as I avidly... ( added 1 year 224 days ago.) |
Reincarnation as a Theme in Science Fiction -
- Robert Gibson (103)   Robert Gibson 
One might invent a science-fictional rationale for reincarnation, perhaps using the concept of a physical stream of particles such as the "mindons" of Bob Shaw's Orbitsville Departure. However, what most people mean by reincarnation - the soul, which is to say the qualitative aspect of a... ( added 1 year 224 days ago.) |
Inventors of Words - Neologisms in Science Fiction -
- Robert Gibson (103)   Robert Gibson 
Surely the most famous new word coined in science fiction is "robot", in the 1920 play by the Czech writer Karel Capek': R. U. R. ("Rossum's Universal Robots"). I don't know any Czech but I dare say "robot" comes from a root similar to the Russian rabotat , to work. Here, therefore, rather than a... ( added 1 year 227 days ago.) |
The Return of Fulgencio Arcoiris -
Nestor Fantini (8) 
When Fulgencio Arcoiris entered the sleeping town that night, not even the dogs detected his shadowy steps. The man of light was returning from the war after nine years of inhabiting in a stream of blood and devastation.
Regardless of time and the confusion of so much horror, he still... ( added 1 year 336 days ago.) |
Oh, My Darling, Clementine -
Marty RicKard (2,688)   Marty RicKard 
Father brought the runt pig home from Baldwin 's farm in a Campbell 's Soup box. "Ed Baldwin won't mess with runts," he explained. My sisters huddled. "It's so cute," they said, "let's call her Clementine." "It's a boy," father said. "We'll call HIM Clementine," my sisters squealed. That's how we... ( added 1 year 337 days ago.) |
The Words of an Angel -
Stacey (108) 
An inspiration poem about the gift of giving
As I sit in a world of darkness
I look around to see no one
The cold wind has filled my soul
( added 1 year 362 days ago.) |
Ain't I A Woman? -
Blackwoman (585) 
I thought once how my ancestors sing the sweet songs, of love the souls that march upon the clouds, and the sound of the ancient drums, Humble the elders that carry the cross to carry the crown to place upon the warriors heads. The soldiers begins to beat the drums And the spirits rise upon the... ( added 2 years 7 days ago.) |
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What Everyone Should Know About Short Poems -
Graham Wardle (302) 
Not everything needs to be long and cumbersome to be considered an art form and in poetry, this is especially the case. Poetry has long broken new frontiers in displaying brevity and concision with words as an artistic expression. From the Japanese haiku of only 17 syllables to the short form... ( added 2 years 19 days ago.) |
Review: Anita's Heaven & Interview With Author Norman Ober -
ngoldman (5,743)   ngoldman 
Author: Norman Ober
ISBN: 13: 978-1-933918-11-2
10: 1-933918-11-X
Over the past several years there has been a spate of books pertaining to the paranormal which has spawned a cottage industry of books ranging from ghosts, premonitions, telepathy, channeling, clairvoyance... ( added 2 years 82 days ago.) |
Review: Soul Identity: a novel -
ngoldman (5,743)   ngoldman 
Author: Dennis Batchelder
ISBN: 978-0-9798056-0-8
Publisher: NetLeaves
To understand the nuances of Dennis Batchelder’s debut novel, Soul Identity: a novel, it wouldn’t hurt to be familiar with some of the computer lingo mentioned in the text, however, it is not absolutely essential... ( added 2 years 103 days ago.) |
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