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Ways to Improve your Creative Writing Skills
Have you ever sat and asked yourself, “How can I become a better writer?” Unfortunately, one of the first things many Creative Writing Professors love to tell their bright-eyed and bushy-tailed students that are waiting to learn how to become the world's best novelist…
By Elise L. Blake4 years ago in Geeks
Book Review: "My Guru and His Disciple" by Christopher Isherwood
I have read many books by Christopher Isherwood and have enjoyed a lot of them. Books such as Goodbye to Berlin, The Memorial and Mr Norris Changes Trains have been some of my favourite books by him. Isherwood's own experiences are often the subjects of his novels and though this can often work in his favour, I do feel like sometimes it dwindles into a sort of self-absorption. Recently, I read two books by him: Down There on a Visit and The World in the Evening, and I have to admit that I enjoyed them both thoroughly. However, the self-absorption seems to try to push its way in and I think I have finally seen it in full force for the first time. This review is on the book My Guru and His Disciple.
By Annie Kapur4 years ago in Geeks
Literature Review: "Unbind the Tongue" (TLS)
I'm going to try this a few times to see how we start off. I regularly read the 'TLS' (Times Literary Supplement) and I am a long-time subscriber and so, I thought it would be a good idea that every once in a while, I reviewed an interesting article that caught my eye from this weekly literature newspaper. Before you ask, yes I get it in paper form - because of my eyesight being a bit on the faulty side, staring at screens does not help. I am aware of the irony of writing this on a screen but now what do I do?
By Annie Kapur4 years ago in Geeks
Writing Work Review: How to Make a Living Writing Articles for Newspaper, Magazines, and Online Sources by Wendy Vincent.
--- As I was browsing the shelves of my local library that had recently been torn down and rebuilt I found myself in the reference section with a book in hand that promised to have
By elie domit4 years ago in Geeks
The Novel
We have repeatedly argued for the lack of a purely Italian narrative, understood as a great wide-ranging romance tradition. This depends on the delay with which this genre has established itself with us, due to the slowness in the development of the middle class, that is “those citizens” placed by luck between the idiot and the scholar “(Foscolo) .
By Patrizia Poli4 years ago in Geeks
Book Review: "John: An Evil King?" by Nicholas Vincent
I have been reading one book about every single king and queen of England and finally, I have made it on to the infamous King John. I have read a book about Edward the Confessor, one about Harold Godwinson, one on William the Conqueror, another on William Rufus (William II), one on Henry I, one on King Stephen, one on Empress Matilda - then one on Henry II, one on Richard I and now, finally - we are on King John. King John is often known as the worst king in English history, and if you're not familiar with the Shakespeare play or with the history, you may not know why. Mostly, I think it is fair to say he was the worst in terms of the way he ruled, but 'evil'? Is he really 'evil'? or was history just written by the winners again? Let's investigate using Nicholas Vincent's book, John: An Evil King?
By Annie Kapur4 years ago in Geeks
Book Review: "The World in the Evening" by Christopher Isherwood
I read quite a bit of Christopher Isherwood last year and noticed that I had really taken a liking to his work. I'll be trying my best to finish off his novels this year and hopefully, we can have a bit of a ranking article on all of them together. One thing I like about Christopher Isherwood's novels is that they never feel afraid, or like they are withholding information for the sake of being polite. Isherwood tries to say everything he needs to within this atmosphere of dark glamour and this is definitely true for his books Goodbye to Berlin, Mr Norris Changes Trains and The Memorial. When it comes to this book entitled The World in the Evening, we can definitely see that aspect of his writing being reborn.
By Annie Kapur4 years ago in Geeks
Book Review: "Richard I: The Crusader King" by Thomas Asbridge
As you know, I am currently reading one book about each and every king and queen of England that ruled from Edward the Confessor onwards. Presently, I have read a book on Edward the Confessor, Harold Godwinson, one on William the Conqueror, William Rufus (William II), one on Henry I, one on King Stephen, Empress Matilda, Henry II and now, I have just completed reading a book on Richard I (also known as Richard the Lionheart). I have enjoyed most of the books I have read so far, some more than others and yet, I have still learned quite a bit about the way they ruled their countries and what kind of England they had in mind. Honestly, reading this book entitled Richard I: The Crusader King has brought things into perspective about how England was ruled as a part of a larger state rather than a stand alone country.
By Annie Kapur4 years ago in Geeks
“A Thousand Splendid Suns” by Khaled Hosseini
Possibly one of the most loved books by South Asian women of the 21st century, “A Thousand Splendid Suns” is a war tragedy, a book about women’s rights and a book about a mother, a daughter and their struggles. Released on the 22nd of May, 2007, the book has received praise atop of praise for its depictions of women in an Afghan regime that revolves around institutional misogyny and upholds increasingly patriarchal views in which women can be ritually killed for their outspoken behaviours.
By Annie Kapur4 years ago in Geeks
