Monthly Archives: October 2015

De Profundis and Other Writings by Oscar Wilde: personality disorders of the rich and literary

Posted on 22 October 2015 by Paul Vitols

De Profundis and Other Writings by Oscar Wilde My rating: 4 of 5 stars This small book of selected works shows the depths of both Wilde’s thought and his suffering, all expressed in effortlessly fluent language. I came to this … Continue reading →

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The Complete Writer’s Guide to Heroes & Heroines by Tami D. Cowden, Caro LaFever, & Sue Viders: “people power” for writers

Posted on 10 October 2015 by Paul Vitols

The Complete Writer’s Guide to Heroes and Heroines: Sixteen Master Archetypes by Tami D. Cowden My rating: 4 of 5 stars This apparently self-published handbook of character archetypes adds a powerful tool to the writer’s kit. As I recall, this … Continue reading →

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the short story: small fry of the literary world?

Posted on 4 October 2015 by Paul Vitols

I love literature. I love reading. I especially love reading good fiction (even as I especially dislike reading bad fiction). Why then, in my life, have I been ambivalent about the short story as a literary genre? As a child … Continue reading →

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