Proudly Psychopathic by Kevikur
Hey there, and here’s for another round of Featuring Fiction here at our very own lovely YWS! In case you missed the first issue of Featuring Fiction, I’ll be scouring short stories (and once...
Monthly Archive: August 2013
Poetic Forms: The Terza Rima
Hello Everyone! Welcome to week three of poetic forms, where every week I introduce a different type of poem and invite you to give it a go! As an added incentive to take part,...
Quote of the Week #25
“In writing. Don’t use adjectives which merely tell us how you want us to feel about the thing you are describing. I mean, instead of telling us a thing was “terrible,” describe it so that we’ll...
Word of the Week #25
Fabio never liked his late aunt, so people called him a pesmenteiro. pesmenteiro (n) 1. A person who goes to a funeral for the food. (Portuguese)
Featured Poem 8/5 – “Safe Despair it is that raves—”
Safe Despair it is that raves— by Emily Dickinson 1243 Safe Despair it is that raves— Agony is frugal. Puts itself severe away For its own perusal. Garrisoned no Soul can be In the...
Iggy’s Alphabet {B}
Welcome to Iggy’s alphabet! It’s just my little corner of Writing Gooder, where I take a certain word, beginning with the letter of the alphabet I am currently on, and write about it! Today’s...
Would You Stay?
We often think ourselves to be immortal until the moment of death is upon us. By this, I do not mean that we are ignorant. We all know we will die one day; it...
Words Worth a Thousand Pictures
Welcome to Character Circus ~ where they like to let you think you are the one pulling strings. * Every once in a while, whether in that one tale we’ve adored since childhood, or...
Poetic Forms Winner: The Acrostic
Hi everyone! If you haven’t read about Acrostic Poetry yet, then please do take a look to find out how you can write one as well! This week we had three entrants and all...
Novels and Nonsense #2 – Planning Your Novel
So you’ve got a fantastically kick-ass novel idea, and you just can’t wait to spew words all over the place in a flurry of awesomeness. To accompany that idea, you may or may not...
