This week, we are bringing you the winning entries from our Lonely Hearts Club Writing Contest. Today's entry comes from Kate, who responded to the prompt, "Tell us about a time when you got 'dumped' by a friend when she got a boyfriend." Here is Kate's entry: I watched Stan stick his tongue down Anna's... Continue Reading →

We've got some more GREAT contests going on right now here at Novel Novice and at our sister site, Novel Novice Twilight -- and they all have some pretty fantastic prizes! Here are the details: Eclipse Fan Fiction Challenge For this challenge, we want you to write a scene from Eclipse from the point-of-view of... Continue Reading →

This week for National Poetry Month, we're featuring poet T.S. Eliot. Yesterday, we focused on his poetry collection in Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. Today, we're featuring one of Eliot's most well-known poems: The Hollow Men Written in 1925, critics note that the poem deals largely with Europe post-World War I -- focusing on... Continue Reading →

This week for National Poetry Month, we're featuring poet T.S. Eliot. Yesterday, we focused on his poetry collection in Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. Today, we're featuring one of Eliot's most well-known poems: The Hollow Men Written in 1925, critics note that the poem deals largely with Europe post-World War I -- focusing on... Continue Reading →

This week, we are bringing you the winning entries from our Lonely Hearts Club Writing Contest. Today's entry comes from Sam, who responded to the prompt, "Would you ever swear off dating for the rest of high school/college? How do you think it would play out?" Here is Sam's entry: “Would you ever swear off... Continue Reading →

The Wall Street Journal has an exclusive sneak peek from the bonus chapter that will be featured in the upcoming paperback version of Stephenie Meyer's The Host: I’m all alone. It’s dark. I can’t remember where I am … or why I’m here. It’s wrong that I’m alone. Where is Wanda? I can’t see to... Continue Reading →

The Wall Street Journal has an exclusive sneak peek from the bonus chapter that will be featured in the upcoming paperback version of Stephenie Meyer's The Host: I’m all alone. It’s dark. I can’t remember where I am … or why I’m here. It’s wrong that I’m alone. Where is Wanda? I can’t see to... Continue Reading →

National Poetry Month continues today, as we continue this week's focus on T.S. Eliot. For today's featured poetry collection, I'm turning to Eliot's collection of light verse: Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. Chances are, you've probably already heard most (if not all) of the poems from this collection in the guise of Andrew Lloyd... Continue Reading →