because the past can always stand a little more scrutiny, and the future a little more faith
Gender-swapping is a useful exercise in a literature or writing class: when we picture classic male leads as women (or girls), it can help reveal society’s prejudices, and our own.
K.M. Weiland demonstrates, however, that writing effective and genuine leading ladies is a different matter completely.
Enjoy, and write all the words!
The New York Times has a provocative review of John Green’s (“The Fault in Our Stars”) new novel about obsessive-compulsive disorder, “Turtles All the Way Down”.
I’m afraid to read it; seems fairly intense. And yet his insider’s view of how the brain can betray us sounds valuable.
I’m in a tree swing reading this great new blog from Kristen Lamb about…fun. Have a look!
Fun is for LOSERS! If You Aren’t Miserable, You’re Doing it WRONG!
HistoReWriter: the Once and Future Scribe 