Elopement makes an interesting idea for a story. Why does a couple elope? A writer who organizes the secret details into a plot arc along with character arcs develops a successful tale. On September 13, 1846, Elizabeth Barrett eloped with Robert Browning. Why? In 1838, Barret published her first poetry volume and in 1844 her […]
Where Did Maya Angelou like to work?
Maya Angelo did very little of her writing at home. She said that the comfort of her house was too distracting. “Angelou elected to write in the anonymous tranquility of what she described as “tiny, mean” hotel rooms. She typically rented the rooms for months at a time, and arrived early in the morning armed […]
John Keats, English Romatic Poet
“I have met with women who I really think would like to be married to a poem, and to be given away by a novel.” “I wish to believe in immortality — I wish to live with you forever.” “There is a budding tomorrow in midnight.” “The air I breathe in a room empty of […]