Literature

So you’ve decided to think a little deeper about what you’re reading? Good on you. Perhaps I can be of assistance.

On Reading:
A Guide for New Students of Literature

The Place of Literature

Why do we read at all? The Place of Literature: Restoring the Lost Love of Reading.

And what even is literature? How Are You?: The Mystery of Literary Thought & Deed.

Learning to Read

Looking to improve your analytical skills for your literature studies? Try Map the Text: A Checklist for Literature Students. 

Or maybe you’re not convinced there’s a point to this literature stuff. If so, before you close the door, give this a squizz: Yes, It’s Literally That Bad: Three Reasons You Should Give the Reading Project a Chance Anyway (feat. Rocky the Cat/Nihilist Monster).

Then again, you might be plenty curious about reading, but you just can’t find the time or energy to get through all the books you want to read – or the essays you’re assigned. A Word on Readings: Falling in Love with Reading Homework.

Writing Gym

How might we go about distinguishing between ‘good’ and ‘bad’ writing? This Reads Like a Constipated Volcano: A Literary Laxative Against My Most Heinous Writing Crimes.