In 2005 Chuck Palahniuk began submitting original writing essays on craft to his official fan site ChuckPalahniuk.net. 36 essays later and Chuck had amassed a wealth of knowledge on his readers; tools and writing tenants that could fill a book! Only as of now, they don't. Instead, they reside here, on LitReactor and nowhere else. Prepare to be blown away.
Wonderbook has become the definitive guide to writing science fiction and fantasy by offering an accessible, example-rich approach that emphasizes the importance of playfulness as well as pragmatism. The book features sidebars and essays from some of the biggest names working in the field today, including George R. R. Martin, Lev Grossman, Neil...
36 Essays On Writing By Chuck Palahniuk
How do we handle lessons that life teaches us every day? How do some people manage to turn hardship into a triumph? How do we define success and failure? These are just some of the questions that we will answer in this course through essays and other writing forms. We will study how people overcome difficult situations. As a class, we will define and discuss adversity. We will examine how each of us handle adversity. Watching films, such as The Pursuit of Happyness and The Blind Side, and reading stories, we will analyze ways people have triumphed over unfortunate circumstances and persevered. We will define our personal meaning of success, as well as what society dictates is a successful individual. We will discuss powerful lessons each of us are given. We will examine our decision-making processes, particularly how we can avoid costly mistakes in life. 2ff7e9595c
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