Literary
3 Travel Books to inspire writers to soar like Ann Patchett
“One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” Henry Miller If you’re dreaming of becoming a writer or if you’re a polished, established author, you may feel empty of new ideas or inspiration. In either situation, are you struggling for that sparkle of…
Read MoreWhy did Charles Dickens, Washington Irving, and Mark Twain love time travel?
Are you among the believers in time travel? Or you may be a person who dreams of time travel? Time travel’s infinite possibilities enthralled the minds of writers and readers for generations. Just the thought of the ability to change the past or the future is an alluring magnet for people who feel they have…
Read MoreAre you a book lover who loves the earth? Why not take a green literary vacation?
Green Travel Benefits Finding enjoyment with a vacation that offers extra benefits is the best part of Eco-Friendly travel. You’re probably a green traveler if you want more meaningful, challenging, and adventurous experiences in your travels with sensitivity and responsibility for the environment and the local cultures. I consider myself Eco-Friendly since I like to…
Read MoreHow can authors create great characters? Read children’s book.
All writers and readers know that characters have to come alive and give readers an emotional thrill that stays with them long after they close the book. They relish characters that they can feel in their heart and soul. Are you in a flat character slump and want to…
Read MoreEight old London literary places to inspire writers to become great authors
Authors find their inspiration from their surroundings. If you love great works of fiction or want to understand the practices at a new level, you’d like to take a London literary tour. From Chaucer to Dickens, Shakespeare to Virginia Woolf, London has inspired (and home to) some English language’s most celebrated writers. You can venture…
Read MoreYou’ll fall in love with the great steam railway trip to Bronte country’s literary adventure
Like great creative people such as Leonardo da Vinci and Frank Lloyd Wright whose nature studies inspired their works of art, Charlotte Bronte too used nature to enrich her writings. Charlotte Bronte makes use of nature’s imagery throughout “Jane Eyre,” and comments on both the human relationship with the outdoors and human nature. The Oxford…
Read MoreDo you need a great summer vacation? Pack some outstanding travel fiction books.
Are you getting in the mood for your summer vacation adventure? Is deciding which books to pack an important and sometimes difficult part of your packing process. Do you scratch your head to decide which books will help you enjoy great literature and also take you on a journey to a real…
Read MoreHow to be a Beach Lover and a Spy fan. Visit Jamaica and Read James Bond
Lovers of sand, sea, and adventure, you will have a treat by reading Ian Fleming’s novels on Jamaica beach vacations. Dig into James Bond and discover spy thrillers that merged from the Jamaican sands. As Matthew Parker, the author of “Goldeneye – Where Bond was Born” documents the influence of the island on the now famous fictional…
Read MoreDo you want to become a better person? Become an Eco-Friendly tourist and learn a language.
You may be an Eco-Friendly traveler, or maybe you just want to learn another language and spend time in a fascinating country. If you’re a friendly traveler, you know that you should be prepared before you visit the new place that you’ll visit. You want to learn about its culture and history. And you…
Read MoreYes, Robert Louis Stevenson can awaken your childhood wonder.
“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant.” Robert Louis Stevenson Do you remember reading Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde? His stories still live on the page, in the movies, on Broadway, and in our heart. Stevenson, a…
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