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You know what? I’ve been reading a lot of modern authors over the past few years, and while I love doing that (sign up for my newsletter here for updates on what I’ve been reading lately), I feel I’ve fallen way behind in my reading of classics. Ya’ll, I love me some classics. π I’ll share four of my faves… Read More
I’ll admit that I’m not much of a romance person. That’s not to say I don’t read some romance or write romantic stuff into my storylines. I’m just not all about romance. But sometimes a writer captures the tenuous heartbeat of love in an unforgettable way. To me, Thomas Hardy is one of those authors. Yes, his books wouldn’t be… Read More
Every good writer wants to find a way to make people care about something, even if said author seems to hate life and think that everything is futile. Case in point: Sylvia Plath. “Plath-y” writers do care about something: the fact that life seems random and unfair. They want to make you jump on the apathy bandwagon. Plath-y writers typically… Read More