Men come in all shapes and sizes: and there’s plenty of them! About three and half billion at last count. This article provides a starting point for a consideration of the best writers for men. Really, we’re taking a look here at who the most popular male authors have been historically. We hope you enjoy … Read more
Women are all unique, and are a hugely diverse category. Let’s take a look at some of the writers that have been most popular with female readers over the ages. The best writers for women are Austen, Morrison, Rowling, Christie, Woolf, Brontë. These novelists have been enormously popular and influential with readers of all varieties, … Read more
Yes, Arthur C. Clarke is worth reading. His short stories and novels are captivating, Clarke has been brave enough to chart paths few other writers have been willing to approach. Stories like The Star and Time’s Arrow are likely to stay with you for the philosophical and moral questions they pose. Arthur C. Clarke has … Read more
Yes, T.S. Eliot is worth reading. Eliot wrote poetry which defined not only the period within which he worked, but which has also shaped the direction and aesthetic of much of contemporary poetry written in the English language. Any chance you have come across T.S. Eliot as a student? He certainly is one of the … Read more
Yes, Franz Kafka is definitely worth reading. He, perhaps above all other twentieth century writers, pioneered a sparse prose style which conveyed the bureaucratic nightmares of the age, giving rise to existentialist despair and feelings of intense alienation. Although he was ashamed of his writing, his body of work has come to be viewed as … Read more
The best tragedy writers are Emily Bronte, Shakespeare, Arthur Miller, Sophocles, and John Steinbeck. These writers have composed works of immense power which offer moral lessons, and catharsis packaged as compelling tales featuring beloved characters, and mesmerizing plots. What is Tragedy? Tragedy is a form as old as writing itself. It originates in Greece as … Read more
Yes, Ezra Pound is worth reading. He founded a literary movement known as Imagism which had enormous impact on the world of poetry, he wrote widely celebrated poetry himself, and he edited and published some of the most beloved works in the Western canon. Who Was Ezra Pound? Ezra Weston Loomis Pound (1885-1972) was, and … Read more
Yes, being a professional writer is worth it but you must be willing to write good work, read plenty, study writing, study more broadly, network, seek funding, read the room, prepare alternative funding, seek mentorships, and join writing societies and groups. If you are willing to work the rewards can be enormous. Those rewards aren’t … Read more
Fabulists are people, usually writers or storytellers, who share fables: moral stories which are often short, delivering a lesson to their reader or listener through the use of humanized animals, forces or objects. It might sound easy to develop a short story to share with others which has these features, but fables are actually quite … Read more
Yes, we believe so. While many writers experience success without studying writing in a formal sense, most writers spend years learning their craft, whether via self directed study or with the help of a teacher in a class setting. Creative writing classes save you from having to reinvent the wheel each time you write. To … Read more