Author birthday
George Eliot. Born 11/22/1819. Died 12/22/1880. Her birth name was Mary Ann Evans, but she wrote and published under a…
Writing prompt
We write for our senses, and this prompt delves into the opposite-sensory deprivation. A real writing challenge.
Vocabulary
A vocabulary word with oomph! As we write our novels and other projects during NaNoWriMo, it helps to have sensory…
Writing prompt
Day or night? Rainy, snowy, dry? Highway or byway? Solo driver or passengers? Old or young? Trains, buses, caustic substances?…
Author birthday
Robert Louis Stevenson. Born 11/13/1859. Died 1894. Scottish author (novelist and poet) who gave us classics like TREASUER ISLAND, THE…
Vocabulary
A vocabulary word that helps evoke the season and whets your appetite. Use it in your NaNoWrimo project!
Writing prompt
Choose your perspective (hostess, guest, servant, neighbor, crasher, entertainer, something else?) and enjoy crafting a response to this writing prompt.
Author birthday
Colson Whitehead. Born 11/6/1969. The first Black author to win not one, but TWO Pulitzer Prizes. Famous for novels THE…
Writing prompt
Perhaps because it’s Halloween, you might want to consider this prompt! Or set it at another time and place and…
Author birthday
Dylan Thomas. Born 10/27/1914. Died 11/9/1953. This notable Welsh poet worked as a journalist and book reviewer before establishing him…