A Study of Subgenres: Whodunit

Ahh the classic mystery subgenre. A crime happens. Murder, even. But who has done it? Here the protagonist plays a detective role, whether they are a detective or not, trying to find the culprit by following the clues. There are usually a few suspects, each with potential motives, which can lead the protagonist on a…… Continue reading A Study of Subgenres: Whodunit

A Pinch of Poetry: Tanka

How about a poetic form for the weekend? The Tanka is an old Japanese poetic form. There were contests among these types of poems within the Japanese Imperial court. Traditionally, tankas were romantic poems written for lovers. In Japanese, a Tanka is written in three lines. The English form takes up five lines. The whole…… Continue reading A Pinch of Poetry: Tanka

Book List: Three Syllable Word in Title

This one from 52 Book Challenge is a little harder! Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henre Genre: Romance Average Goodreads Rating: 3.95 Alice Scott is an eternal optimist still dreaming of her big writing break. Hayden Anderson is a Pulitzer-prize winning human thundercloud. And they’re both on balmy Little Crescent Island for the same…… Continue reading Book List: Three Syllable Word in Title

Book Tag: The Television Tag

Another book tag! I found this one on Emily the Book Nerd’s blog. Favorite shows? Here’s a few: Stranger Things, Supernatural, Doctor Who, Merlin, Once Upon a Time, Pretty Little Liars, The 100 Favorite genre? I watch a lot of different genres but I think fantasy/paranormal! Least favorite show? I tried the Office once and…… Continue reading Book Tag: The Television Tag

A Study of Subgenres: Third World Mystery

This subgenre is one I’m not too familiar with, but apparently, it’s a growing subgenre. A third world mystery is a mystery from an unfamiliar culture. I don’t think this culture has to be of a third world country, just unfamiliar to the main character. Alexander McCall Smith’s The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency was…… Continue reading A Study of Subgenres: Third World Mystery

A Pinch of Poetry: Sound

Today we are exploring another type of poem! Sound poetry! Sound poetry is a form of poetry that explores the acoustic expression of voices/words and not necessarily the semantics behind it. It is, at its core, music with a lot of use of onomatopoeia. This type of poetry began with Dada’s poems and expanded across…… Continue reading A Pinch of Poetry: Sound

Book List: Starts with P

Another easy prompt from the 52 Book Challenge! But here are some ideas: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir Genre: Science Fiction Average Goodreads Rating: 4.51 Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission—and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish. Except that right now, he doesn’t know that.…… Continue reading Book List: Starts with P

A Study of Subgenres: Private Detective

This subgenre of mysteries is focused on the private detective. It’s kind of like a mix between amateur sleuth and police procedural! The PI has their own private business; they may be seasoned or they could be a beginner. In fact, the detective being a PI seems to be the only requirement of the subgenre!…… Continue reading A Study of Subgenres: Private Detective