Most poets make use of epigraphs in their poems from time to time. An epigraph is the quotation that comes after the poem title before the verse begins, or it's the quote you may see at the beginning of a chapter or section of a book. Two things to remember: 1) An epigraph sets the... Continue Reading →
Today, we're featuring Valentines for all three of Lisa Schroeder's YA novels: I Heart You, You Haunt Me; Chasing Brooklyn and Far From You. Just click to view full-size, then right-click to save: See our entire collection of downloadable Literary Valentines. UPDATE: Oh, and Lisa Schroeder herself approves:
Our good friends & affiliates at Mrs. P's Magic Library have added a new story to their collection -- a romance, just in time for Valentine's Day. The Brave Tin Soldier by Hans Christian Andersen tells the story of a toy tin soldier, who falls in love with a paper ballerina: The newest stories on... Continue Reading →
Our good friends & affiliates at Mrs. P's Magic Library have added a new story to their collection -- a romance, just in time for Valentine's Day. The Brave Tin Soldier by Hans Christian Andersen tells the story of a toy tin soldier, who falls in love with a paper ballerina: The newest stories on... Continue Reading →
Our friends at Fallen Archangel are running an AWESOME contest for Valentine's Day featuring Patch & Nora from Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick: A dozen red roses? Nope. Â A box of chocolates? No way. A stuffed teddy bear. Never. Here at Fallen Archangel we think Patch is a little too dark and brooding for the... Continue Reading →
Our friends at Fallen Archangel are running an AWESOME contest for Valentine's Day featuring Patch & Nora from Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick: A dozen red roses? Nope. Â A box of chocolates? No way. A stuffed teddy bear. Never. Here at Fallen Archangel we think Patch is a little too dark and brooding for the... Continue Reading →
Do Twilight fans score higher on standardized tests like the SATs and ACTs? If they're using Brian Leaf's books Defining Twilight and Defining New Moon, then the answer is probably YES! See how Leaf's clever idea -- vocabulary workbooks that use Stephenie Meyer's Twilight Saga books to help teens study -- is paying off big-time:... Continue Reading →
Do Twilight fans score higher on standardized tests like the SATs and ACTs? If they're using Brian Leaf's books Defining Twilight and Defining New Moon, then the answer is probably YES! See how Leaf's clever idea -- vocabulary workbooks that use Stephenie Meyer's Twilight Saga books to help teens study -- is paying off big-time:... Continue Reading →
As many of you know, I have been busy querying agents in regards to my YA novel, Sublime. But while I wait patiently, I have begun work on a new novel, Go. Gently. Here is the pitch: The story follows two teenagers, Brett and Ed, as they deal with the tragic death of someone extremely... Continue Reading →
In the introduction to Poems of Paul Celan, the translator Michael Hamburger writes: Many of these persons may have no existence or significance outside the poem. It is the poem that creates them or discovers them. My happy interpretation of that? You can make stuff up if you want to. Poetic license. Create new words.... Continue Reading →
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