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The Death of Good Prose, and the Need for Resurrection

By Sarah Elizabeth SaxI’ll admit it. I can be a literary snob. My siblings especially hate this—I’ll look over the books they’re reading and criticize the prose. Ah, well, it’s the consequence of having a writer for a sister.       Anyway, I love...

How Beowulf Inspired The Lord of the Rings

By Arien Andersen While today we think of The Lord of the Rings as being the book from which every fantasy author draws, J. R. R. Tolkien himself drew heavily from ancient epics.  Remember how Boromir and Théoden split their horns by blowing so hard? The same...

Classic vs Modern Literature – Strengths and Weaknesses

By R.M. ArcherFive years ago, I balked at the idea of reading classic literature. Well, except Lord of the Rings or Narnia, since those were their own category and didn’t count as “classics”; they weren’t boring enough. And Tom Sawyer, because that one was fun. And...

Four Key Ways to Practice Writing Vivid Descriptions

By Jodi ClarkIf you’re trying to improve your skill at writing descriptions, there is one quick piece of advice I can give you right now: practice makes perfect.However, I think that phrase could be altered to more accurately say that instead of practice making you a...
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