WRITING STORIES AND POEMS

I took the most important advice I ever received about writing novels. This advice helped to make use of the graduate degree I received in writing fiction and poetry. Going to college felt like listening to ambient music - relaxing in the late 1950s.

Thunderstorm saves writing'"Through terrible storms, writing was saved.

Edgar Allen Poe created one of the most influencial poems in history while introducing an new type of literary genre with his ominous pieces which echo a similarity to his life. He is known as the "father of the detective story".

Your children and teenagers are off from school for the winter holiday break. In what educational activities can they take part to keep their brains in active mode?

This article discusses some steps in starting a literary magazine. Starting with choosing what type of literature you want to publish and choosing a suitable name for your magazine.

L.M. Montgomery, born and raised on P.E.I, was a very sensitive and intelligent woman who overcame her hardships and immortalized her small province through her novels, short stories, and poems.

An interview and article about Jason T.,one of my favorite AC writers. Jason writes horror and suspense short stories, along with poetry. Check him out!

Fully understanding literature requires understanding literary elements. Two of the most common are the metaphor and simile. This article explains their function, showing how they can be connected to the author's purpose.

In this compilation of over 100 terms, you, dear reader, will learn about the then and the now of everything from spectacles to birdcages to parasols.

A new perspective on scoring student writing...making our job easier.

An interview with Science Fiction writer and editor of Tales of the Talisman magazine, David Lee Summers.

An extraordinary cultural movement, art form and way of life reared its dazzling head in Paris during the early 1920's. This movement, which sprang from the dying rubescent embers of Dadaism, was called Surrealism.