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Monthly Archives: December 2016
The 6 R’s of Revising
Keep Calm and Write On!
Book Quiz: Do You Know Who Wrote These Famous Novels?
Can you name the famous authors who wrote these novels? Click the link to find out.
Via http://www.playbuzz.com/briantracey10/do-you-actually-know-who-wrote-these-famous-novels
10 of the Best Poems about Lost Love | Interesting Literature
Is it better to have loved and lost? The following classic poems suggest not. In the following post, we have gathered together ten of our favourite poems about lost love, about the sad side of being in love – ranging from the Renaissance to the modern day.
via 10 of the Best Poems about Lost Love | Interesting Literature
The Daily Rituals Of Famous Writers
Mornings: you groggily emerge from your bleary-eyed state, fumbling for the snooze button while steering well clear of that drool patch on the pillow. Then after downing your first coffee of the day, you proceed to type the final chapter to one of the best-selling novels ever written.
Okay, so perhaps you play Angry Birds instead. But whatever your reason for not penning a masterpiece, you can be sure that your own daily habits don’t stray too far from those used by famous authors – past and present – to trigger their creative spark.
Via http://www.shortlist.com/entertainment/books/the-daily-rituals-of-famous-writers
2016 Longlist Announcement | The Bath Novel Award
THE BATH CHILDREN’S NOVEL AWARD 2016 LONGLIST.
This year, 715 manuscripts were submitted by unsigned writers across the globe. From an incredibly strong field, 26 novels have been longlisted, with a range of settings from 19th century Castile to future wintry worlds via coastal Devon, Texan creeks and a sewage tunnel beneath Buckingham Palace…
Authorisms: The Top 10 Words Invented by Writers
I began collecting Authorisms – words, phrases or names created by a writer – more than a decade ago using a number of resources to determine the actual author of a given instance. Most of my word sleuthing took place in the Library of Congress where I consulted many printed and electronic sources. William Shakespeare whose written vocabulary consisted of 17, 245 words included hundreds of authorisms. Some of them, true nonce words, never went further than their appearance in his plays, but others – like bump, hurry, critical, and road — are essential parts of our standard vocabulary today. With many other examples to choose from here are my 10 favourites…
Via https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/nov/19/top-10-words-invented-writers-authorisms
11 Books That Should Be On Your Radar: December 2016 | Writer’s Bone
Every month, the Writer’s Bone crew reviews or previews books we’ve read or want to read. This series may or may not also serve as a confessional for guilty pleasures and hipster novels only the brave would attempt. Here are their December 2016 recommendations…
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