When people hear the name Sylvia Plath, many ask: "Isn't that the writer who stuck her head in an oven?" It's true, Plath did take her own life at the very young age of 30, but this woman's suicide unfortunately overshadows the talented poet that she was. For National Poetry Month this week, we focus... Continue Reading →
The past two days, we celebrated National Poetry Month with a Music Weekend. In case you missed any of the posts (and the announcement about our latest contest), we've collected them all here: How Music Fits: Find out why music and poetry can be one and the same. Featured book: On the Meaning of Adam... Continue Reading →
Each week during our April Book of the Month, we're featuring a different book from author Lisa Schroeder. This week, we're focusing on Far From You. Let's start the week by telling you more about the book: Lost and alone...down the rabbit hole. Alice thought she knew what solitude was: Her mother—gone. Her father—remarried with... Continue Reading →
Each week during our April Book of the Month, we're featuring a different book from author Lisa Schroeder. This week, we're focusing on Far From You. Let's start the week by telling you more about the book: Lost and alone...down the rabbit hole. Alice thought she knew what solitude was: Her mother—gone. Her father—remarried with... Continue Reading →
Creative Writing Prompt #11 Music Muse Sometimes I'll run across a poetry collection that makes interesting use of a fictional character or takes liberties with "truths" about a real individual. Some poets have written several pieces, or even an entire book, about a mythological deity, a celebrity, or another poet (stay tuned for more on... Continue Reading →
We wrap up our Music Weekend and continue to celebrate National Poetry Month with a lyric writing contest! For those who might balk at poetry or feel not quite comfortable with that genre, your niche may be writing song lyrics. So we've designed a contest to give you the opportunity to nurture that creative bent.... Continue Reading →
It's Music Weekend here at Novel Novice, a little subset of our National Poetry Month celebration. Yesterday we talked about how music and poetry can be one and the same. And we offered up a creative writing prompt inspired by music, or the lack thereof. On to today's topic... Everyone knows who Adam Lambert is...... Continue Reading →
Looks like Laurie Halse Anderson's Wintergirls finally broke onto The New York Times best sellers list, debuting at No. 8, and in its fifth week is Lauren Oliver's Before I Fall, which is getting rave reviews. I was curious about the hype so I'm in the middle of reading it right now. We'll post our review later this... Continue Reading →
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 →
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