The Inkpen Authoress

You've heard it said that comparison is the thief of joy. In many ways, I feel that I could look in the corners of the Antipodes and not...

"What have you written, madam?" "A...a book. I call it a novel." "And for whom do you write?" "L...

"I like the idea that every page in every book can have a gem on it. It's probably what I love most about writing--that words can ...

I have been traveling, ladies and gents. That being said, today's post is late. In fact, I sat down and didn't quite know what I wa...

{and a midget library just for fun} This evening I remembered a certain post I'd written on my other blog waaaaay back in 2009. It ...

When I picked Moby Dick up at a library sale I bought it mostly for its age. It was an oldish copy with gilt waves on the binding and ill...

I cannot believe that out of the scores of posts I've written on my dear blog, I have not done a single one about an author that has act...

"All That is Gold" J.R.R. Tolkien All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old tha...

Sometimes, as in hearing our own voice for too long, we can grow weary of our own writing. Or at least I can. I begin to feel that my prob...

I am sorry I haven't posted for awhile...the growing season is creeping up on us, and with it less time for writing and blogging! :) But...

It has often been said that the most important part of your story is the first sentence. If you hook your reader in the first few words, and...

I am guilty, at times, of procrastinating....I am not the type who uses "Things are never quiet enough" for an excuse. I have live...

I absolutely love reading "behind the scenes" bits and pieces of famous authors' lives. Generally the best ones come from thei...

"No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader; No surprise in the writer, no surprise in the reader." -Robert Fro...

Hey guys! Thanks for telling me all your opinions on poetry! So here are mine: 1.) First and foremost: Poetry ought to be inspired by someth...

Here is a question for all of us amateurs to ponder: "How on earth did Dickens manage to write so many, many, 4-inch thick books, and ...

I am in a spot where I am feeling just like Leanna when she quotes, "My compositions are like your paintings: Mediocre copies of anothe...