Creative Writing Prompt #10 Hitting the Right Notes Write a poem while listening to music. (Perhaps one of the songs featured in today's earlier post. Maybe a new album you bought or the latest soundtrack. For Twilight fans, you already know how inspired Stephenie Meyer was by specific bands and songs as she penned her... Continue Reading →
In honor of National Poetry Month, we're celebrating a "Music Weekend" here at Novel Novice with discussions about poetry and music, featured videos, creative writing prompts, and... a new contest (check back tomorrow for all the details!). So let's get to it... How often have you become attached to a song because of its lyrics?... Continue Reading →
Creative Writing Prompt #9 Cancel It Out Write a series of lines such that every other line "cancels" the line that comes before it. For example: "I come before you/to stand behind you." Can you use these lines to create one entire poem? Or are they better as individual lines that can be inserted into... Continue Reading →
We kicked off the first full week of our National Poetry Month celebration by featuring poet T.S. Eliot. In case you missed any of our posts, we've collected them all here: Featured Poet: T.S. Eliot Featured Book: Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats Featured Poem: "The Hollow Men" Featured Creative Writing Prompt: Make Your Own... Continue Reading →
Last week, we announced our Novel Novice Poetry Contest in honor of National Poetry Month. In case you missed it, click here to read the contest rules and learn about the outstanding prizes you can win. Entering is easy, but we know that inspiration doesn't always come quite as easily. View all of our National... Continue Reading →
To wrap up this week's National Poetry Month feature on T.S. Eliot, we've got a desktop wallpaper for you. To download: click to view full-size, then right-click to save to your computer.
If you've fallen in love with verse novels after reading any of the YA books by our April Book of the Month author Lisa Schroeder -- or are interested in exploring the genre further -- then you're in luck. Today, we're featuring a selection of recommended verse novels from Lisa herself: Reaching for Sun by... Continue Reading →
This week, we are bringing you the winning entries from our Lonely Hearts Club Writing Contest. Our final entry comes from Misty, 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 Misty's entry: Yes, swear off dating,... Continue Reading →
This past weekend, I got the chance to sit down with The Body Finder author Kimberly Derting (and meet some other awesome NW writers). Today, I'm excited to present our exclusive video interview with Kim -- in which she talks about writing The Body Finder, finding inspiration from Stephen King and the Pacific Northwest, and... Continue Reading →
This past weekend, I got the chance to sit down with The Body Finder author Kimberly Derting (and meet some other awesome NW writers). Today, I'm excited to present our exclusive video interview with Kim -- in which she talks about writing The Body Finder, finding inspiration from Stephen King and the Pacific Northwest, and... Continue Reading →
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