Shoving it to the Mean People
carriejonesbooks So when good writing things happen or podcasting or art things happen, I sometimes have a little moment where the word “HA!” snarks out of my lips. I really know…
August 2019
Literary Terms? Who Wants them? Who Needs them?
As you may remember last week we began Carrie’s Anti-Craft Book of Literary Terms, which is also called: GLOSSARY OF IMPORTANT LITERARY TERMS, WHICH I WOULD (MAYBE) FIND IN A…
How Not to Write Your Novel
It’s a lot like life honestly. Here’s the number one hint. Wait forever to start writing. Don’t wait to start. Don’t expect lightening to strike or a muse to come…
Not All Politicians are the Same
Okay. As you know I have a big problem with stereotypes. This isn’t just about stereotypes about gender or race or ability or sexual orientation or religion or class or…
GLOSSARY OF IMPORTANT LITERARY TERMS, WHICH I WOULD FIND IN A CRAFT BOOK IF I COULD BRING MYSELF TO READ ONE
Let me just say this up front: I don’t like craft books. Yep. You read it, right. I don’t like craft books. I’m sure there’s a deep-seated reason for this,…