Patterns, Patterns Everywhere and Not a Drop of Ink

Patterns, Patterns Everywhere and Not a Drop of Ink

By Hope Hall I think that writing is taught much the same as we teach grammar. Teaching someone how grammar works is not teaching them to read. They must know how to read to understand grammar. Creative writing has patterns much like grammar has patterns. These...

What Makes a Book Great?

There are two questions that I get asked all the time that seem to be a set up for disappointment: 1. What makes a book great? 2. What are your favorite books? I always get the feeling that I am expected to give some sort of profound answer to the first question....