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Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Tuesday, September 17, 2024

1001 Questions And Answers On English Grammar



"A book for students interested in finding out how many things about the English language have changed, and how many have weathered the test of time. - Summary by jasonb"*

Tuesday, September 3, 2024

The Book of American Negro Poetry




"The Book of American Negro Poetry is one of the earliest and most essential anthologies of African-American verse ever brought to print. Edited by writer and diplomat James Weldon Johnson, this collection was published with the hope of bringing to the public a greater awareness of the art and literature created by Black writers."*


Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Book Bans Affect Indigenous Literature


This episode of Code Switch brought to you by:
Christina Cala, Gene Demby, Leah Donnella, Courtney Stein, Jess Kung, 
Xavier Lopez, B.A. Parker, Lori Lizarraga

Tuesday, August 13, 2024

Simple Outline For A Short Story


Below is a simple outline* to use to help you write your short story.

The Magic 5-Step Story Plan

Step 1: Introduction

  • Who is the main character?

  • Where does the story take place?

  • What's the main character's problem or goal?

Step 2: The Problem Gets Bigger

  • Something happens that makes the problem worse

  • The main character tries to solve the problem, but it gets harder

Step 3: The Turning Point

  • Something big happens that changes everything

  • The main character learns something new or important

Step 4: The Solution

  • The main character finds a way to solve the problem

  • Things start to get better

Step 5: The Happy Ending

  • The problem is solved

  • The main character is happy

*from llama LLM


Tuesday, July 30, 2024

Audio Poetry Class


Writing Poetry is an audio class. You can also access a PDF text of the audio.

The class is divided into four tracks.

Track 1: The Purpose of Poetry
Track 2: Getting Started
Track 3: Personal Poetry
Track 4: Rhyme and Speech

Tuesday, July 23, 2024

Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Edutopia Zoom June 27, 2024

 



“Via Zoom on June 27, 2024 at 7 p.m. ET/ 4 p.m. PT, hear all about the process of writing for Edutopia, directly fellow educators who've published 
with them. 

A team of their editors will also be present to answer your questions live! You'll leave the session with an annotated pitch document, tip sheets to set you up for success, and other guides that demystify the process.”

If you would like to read about writing for them, visit their website. https://www.edutopia.org/about/your-turn-write-us

Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Shout Out: The Rough Writer Blog



The Rough Writer Blog
“Indie fiction author, blogger and casual sax player joseph (joey) d'urso talks writing, self-publishing, and making it as an author.”

Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Patterson’s Tips

Photo by: Susan Solie
James Patterson
 
http://www.librarything.com/pic/156833

Article:
James Patterson spills writing must-haves for new book 'Holmes, Marple & Poe'

 Quote:

Patterson, known for promoting bookstores, made news just before Christmas when he gave $500 bonuses to 600 employees at independent bookstores across the country.

"I've said this before, but I can't say it enough − booksellers save lives," Patterson wrote on X (formerly Twitter) in December. "What they do is crucial, especially right now."”


Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Public Domain Day 2024

Online Grammar, Spell Checking, And Proofreading


 

PaperRater.com is a free resource, developed and maintained by linguistics professionals and graduate students. PaperRater.com is used by schools and universities in over 46 countries to help students improve their writing.
PaperRater.com combines the power of natural language processing (NLP), artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, information retrieval (IR), computational linguistics, data mining, and advanced pattern matching (APM). We offer the most powerful writing tool available on the internet today.”*

http://www.paperrater.com/

Tuesday, March 19, 2024

1 Minute Screenplay Template

Designed by Wannapik

One minute screenplay template.

Title: 

Fade in:

EXT. SPECIFIC LOCATION - DAY OR NIGHT OR

Text.

Cut to:

INT. SPECIFIC LOCATION - DAY OR NIGHT OR

Text.

PERSON

(speaking to himself or something)

Text.

PERSON (CONT'D)

Text.

PERSON (CONT'D)

Text.

Fade out.

Written by Chat with Llama 2 70B

Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Tuesday, February 20, 2024

How Do People Get New Ideas?

Photo by Pixabay

From MIT Technology Review.

"Isaac Asimov Asks, “How Do People Get New Ideas?”
A 1959 Essay by Isaac Asimov on Creativity"

https://www.technologyreview.com/2014/10/20/169899/isaac-asimov-asks-how-do-people-get-new-ideas/

Tuesday, January 2, 2024

Chapbooks


José Guadalupe Posada, El pequeño adivinadorcito, chapbook cover, ca. 1900

“Chapbook is also a term currently used to denote publications of up to about 40 pages, usually poetry bound with some form of saddle stitch, though many are perfect bound, folded, or wrapped. These publications range from low-cost productions to finely produced, hand-made editions that may sell to collectors for hundreds of dollars. More recently, the popularity of fiction and nonfiction chapbooks has also increased. In the UK they are more often referred to as pamphlets.”*



Robinson Crusoe Chapbook


* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chapbook