Sneak Preview: Short Stories and Novels

My final semester of college is almost to an end, and with it gives me much more free time to focus on my writing. I have a number of novels and some short stories already started, with some fresh ideas on those plus ideas for other novels or short stories. I will not give away too much, but here is a sneak peak at what I will be working on.

New Style of Wedding

In our society, we do weddings completely backwards. If you think of a wedding as one big celebration, shouldn't the marriage be the grand finale? I figure the whole thing should take a day and a half. The first day will be your typical reception where as many people show up to give gifts and party. Because it's an all day thing, the bride and groom can even open gifts on the first or second day while the guests are there. It is up to the bride and groom whether they want to be dressed up, or just wearing normal clothes.

Reasons Behind Writing

From my Short Story class along with my Poetry class, I have read a lot of personal essays written by the authors and their thoughts on writing. Most of them have this profound reason for writing because of their ethnicity, or trying to capture the human condition in a story. I will admit, I do not like to read poetry, and from the selection of short stories I have had to read, most were pretty lame.

Creative Writing Tips: Point of View

Today I thought I would share some insights into writing with a certain point of view. For the most part, your options are first person (I, me, we, our), third person (they, he, she), and the very rare second person (you). Third person can have certain levels depending on whose mind the reader can hear during the narrative. There is Third person omniscient (can hear everyone's thoughts), Third person omniscient limited (can typically only hear one person's thoughts), or Third person limited (can not hear anyone's thoughts, you are a fly on the wall).

Pictures: Reality or a Lie?

Taking photographs has been around for over a hundred years, and with cameras on cell phones, it has been even easier to snap a photo of something or someone. A deeper look into what a photograph is may lead to a different point of view of the very act of taking a picture.

Writing Tips: College Research Papers

It is my last semester of college; I think I have taken all the classes there is to take at ASC. For the past six years, I have written countless papers. Some were good, some were bad, or at least not well formatted in MLA. However, I have decided to pass along some of the knowledge I have gained for writing papers. My hope is that in the future, it will become increasingly easier for you to write research papers.

Writing Process

This will be a unique experience for me, and a exclusive look for the reader to see into the process of how I am going to attempt to write a villanelle. It consists of 19 lines of iambic pentameter. Certain lines are repeated in a specific pattern. Below is the initial poem: