Evan_reads_booksAnalyzing the Fk out of HumorI am happy to report that today I received my first rejection message from Slackjaw! The email I found in my inbox this morning came from…Oct 17, 2020Oct 17, 2020
Evan_reads_booksArguments, Insults, and Personal AttacksSome movie critics describe fight scenes as “dialogue through action,” but an editor in Standoutbooks compares good arguments to physical…Oct 10, 2020Oct 10, 2020
Evan_reads_booksShadow of the Giant — The Anti-Climactic Conclusion to Peter Wiggin’s StoryThis is essentially the story of how Peter Wiggin wins World War Three, and it starts the first few pages with a coup against the Chinese…Oct 10, 2020Oct 10, 2020
Evan_reads_booksEnder’s Game — Perfectly Paced PlotWe found a copy of this book in my second year of high school — a friend found it lying around, and while the rest of us played cards he…Oct 5, 2020Oct 5, 2020
Evan_reads_booksMotivationIn Reading Like a Writer, Francine Prose (yes, that’s her real name) wrote that one of the best ways to teach people how to write is by…Oct 4, 2020Oct 4, 2020