The Oasis of Literature

Nicknames, everyone has one, or at least most people do. I have had many nicknames over the course of my life. Sixth grade I was known as the book worm, I would not be surprised if I was actually elected as the school bookworm that year, because all I ever did that year was read. Then, Jr. High came. And it was like WHAM, tons of new people, most whom I had never seen before in my life. In my good group of friends I became known as Owl, because they said I was very wise...and very curious. There was also the nickname of Thing 4, the Lost Thing. This latest nickname, came in a group of friends, whom were all nicknamed along with me--we nicknamed ourselves. And here are those who were in our little Thing group: Kiersten, she was Thing One; Kirsten, she was Thing Two; Kirsten, she was Thing Four and a different Kirsten from Thing Two; Kacie *cough* me *cough*, Thing Four the Lost Thing; Krysta, Thing Five, No Thing; and some other girl who's name I forgot but she was Thing 394. Yes,...

Don't you hate it when you have those ideas, those brilliant ideas, but you have nowhere to go with them, they just sit in the back of your closet like an unused birthday present. This happens to me all the time and I hate it, a lot. Well, let's put those ideas to work. Pretend that this is your idea: A werewolf attends a human school and cannot get caught. Grab the nearest blank piece of paper, draw a circle in the center of it. Then write down your idea in that circle: werewolf in human school. Now try to expand it. Werewolf in human school-full moon causes actions to change-acts wilder. Cannot get caught-kicked out of school-experimented on-circus show. Maybe this species of werewolf doesn't turn into a wolf, but simply starts acting like wild wolves and lose control of their inner wolf around the full moon. Maybe you should have a branch for conflicts, possibly some foreign scientist is in the area. Or maybe the werewolf's friends have noticed him or her act...

Crazy things have been happening over the past month and a half since I started this blog, for one, we nearly have 1500 views! I never knew how much fun blogging would be, before I started this blog I always thought that blogs were boring, and I never knew why people enjoyed blogging so much, but I understand them a lot better now. You'll be happy to hear we have gone GLOBAL. With viewers from ten different countries including the UK, Argentina, Ghana, Italy, and other countries! It makes me so pleased to be able to see people going onto the blog and enjoying it, and I absolutely love getting feedback from all of you! Thank you all so much for visiting my blog, even if it was only once I'm so glad to be able to have the opportunity to share with you many different things. If you ever feel the need to contact me, feel free to do so. Without you guys, this blog would be down in the dumps and probably wouldn't have lasted half a month. And a thank you to all of you who sha...

Would you care to sit in and listen as we learn to set our setting? Or maybe you would not like to sit in, but would rather like to sit and learn to set your own setting. Well, either way, you are free to sit in with us while we discuss: Setting a Setting This may seem to be quite an odd topic. Now, it would not be quite so odd to you if you joined us before in the first three parts to the Ultimate Cheat Sheet to Writing Stories. Well, it also might not seem so odd, if you were just a natural odd ball, then it would be less peculiar and quite plain to you. As you may have realized, this is our fourth step into the journey of writing. Of course, you can go follow these steps in any order you would like. Now, let us begin. Take your plot, if you have one, and examine it very intimately. Do not add to it, we do not want it to start growing yet. But look at it closely, and see where you think it might be taking place. Possibly, it is taking place in many different location...

Greetings to all intergalactic travelers, this is our first day of our splendid new Theme Week! Today, our lovely theme, from beyond the heavens themselves, is Star Wars! This is our official Star Wars Post for Star Wars Day! There will be all things Star Wars and you are free to scroll through and read whatever you want! May the Fourth be with you on this splendid day! Star Wars the Force Awakens trailer! Celebrating Star Wars Day! Star Wars, John Williams is the Man! Story time: Every year on May the 4th, everyone always says 'May the 4th be with you' of course, and every year my brother always forgot to do it. Now, this year he remembers to do it, but he's in Mexico and nobody understands! Star Wars pick up lines: You're the Obi-Wan for me. Are you related to Yoda? 'Cause Yoda-licious You're hotter than the flames on Mustafar I must be from Alderaan, because you just blew up my world. How can you be from an ice planet, wh...