by lzadmin | Feb 22, 2015 | ROCK your Writing
Which way did he go? North. East. South. West. Directions are often used symbolically. In which direction a character heads often foreshadows his moral growth or decline. There is, however, one important caveat to note. The literary symbolism associated with direction...
by lzadmin | Feb 15, 2015 | ROCK your Writing
CONFLICT: It makes us turn the page, swoosh the e-reader screen, or keep watching. Superficial or profound, it drives the story forward, creates tension, and forces the protagonist to grow. Great novels have both external and internal conflicts. Man vs Man: Including...
by lzadmin | Feb 1, 2015 | Reading & Writing
O say can you read by the computer’s LCD what so proudly we wrote during our last creative gleaming, whose broad themes and trite tropes shows the protag’s deep need, o’ver the keyboard we typed, with much symbolic meaning. And the misspellings red...
by lzadmin | Jan 25, 2015 | Reading & Writing
Each reader brings his or her unique perspective to a novel! Professors even discuss the impact and implications of these viewpoints in literature classes. Different cultures, education levels, interests, and experiences all influence the ways a reader understands a...
by lzadmin | Jan 18, 2015 | Life & Laughter, Reading & Writing
Writing, by its very nature, requires a bit—OK, a whole universe of Crazy! And, yes, Crazy is capitalized because it’s an entity—without form or substance—yet decidedly a force. In fact, all creative tasks are imbued with Crazy. Crazy takes many forms, many shapes....