“ This being human is a guest house. Every morning is a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor...Welcome and entertain them all. Treat each guest honorably. The dark thought, the shame, the malice, meet them at the door laughing, and invite them in. Be grateful for whoever comes, because each has been sent as a guide from beyond. ” ― Rumi
Note: This cyberpunk/dystopian short story is an experimental work of fiction written in verse. Page count: 30. Word count: 2000.It's illegal to wear clothes. In some streets, it's also illegal to sing. Concetta, a famous Italian a capella singer from bef
In late 2011, Jessica Bell and Dawn Ius founded Vine Leaves Literary Journal to offer the vignette, a forgotten literary form, the exposure and credit it deserves.The vignette is a snapshot in words, and differs from flash fiction or a short story in that
In late 2011, Jessica Bell and Dawn Ius founded Vine Leaves Literary Journal to offer the vignette, a forgotten literary form, the exposure and credit it deserves.The vignette is a snapshot in words, and differs from flash fiction or a short story in that
Alternative cover editionISBN: 1480234478*Note: This is a pocket guide. Its trim size is 4" x 6"Have you been told there's a little too much telling in your novel? Want to remedy it? Then this is the book for you!In Show & Tell in a Nutshell: Demonstr
Alternative cover edition.ISBN: 1484080955*Note: This is a pocket guide. Its trim size is 4" x 6"Have you been told you use too many adverbs and clichés in your writing? Want to remedy it? Then this is the book for you!In Adverbs & Clichés in a Nuts
Alternative cover edition.ISBN: 0987593153*Note: This is a pocket guide. Its trim size is 4" x 6"Have readers told you that they can’t seem “get into” your novel? That could be because it lacks the sensory information required to effectively hook yo
*Includes fifteen BONUS! writing exercises that you will not find in the original series.In Bird by Bird, Anne Lamott says a writer needs to focus on short assignments to avoid feeling overwhelmed. She refers to the one-inch picture frame on her desk and
Are you ready to publish or submit to a literary agent? You might be. But is your manuscript as squeaky clean as you think?Polish Your Fiction: A Quick & Easy Self-Editing Guide will help turn your manuscript into a shiny book.With more than ten years
Six women. One man. Seven secrets. One could ruin them all. Kit is a twenty-five-year-old archaeology undergrad, who doesn't like to get her hands dirty. Life seems purposeless. But if she could track down her father, Roger, maybe her perspective would ch
