Achievements
A Troubled Mind Translated into Words
A troubled mind translated into words is how one critic described Calvin London. Another referred to him as having Van Gogh syndrome. Vincent Willem van Gogh was a Dutch Impressionist artist. He created over 2,000 works in his lifetime. He sold only one painting in his lifetime and gained fame only after his death.
By Calvin London3 months ago in Writers
Why him?. Honorable Mention in The Posthumous Author Challenge.
From the Canadian Authors’ Encyclopedia: In the annals of literary achievement, there may be nothing to compare to the career of Kendall August Defoe ( OC, OM, GG, Nobel? ). I add the question mark to this description because of recent news regarding the procedures of the Nobel Committee and the politics therein, but it is, surprisingly, the least interesting thing about this particular entry.
By Kendall Defoe 3 months ago in Writers
‘What am I?’ Unofficial Challenge Results
For those of you who are new here, the ‘What am I?’ Challenge is about creating a new creature and telling us about them in the form of a story or poem. You can read all about the challenge (prompt, rules, etc.) here in my original post.
By Leslie Writes4 months ago in Writers
Nolan Reed: And The Voice Beyond His Lifetime
Years after Nolan Reed’s death, critics began constructing a larger narrative around a figure who spent his career speaking to people rather than chasing traditional literary fame, creating a legacy built from personal transformation, psychological insight, and fictional storytelling that many later scholars viewed as an unusual bridge between public encouragement and imaginative literature. Reed entered public attention as a motivational speaker whose discussions centered on resilience, emotional growth, self-awareness, and the complicated patterns that shape human choices, and later generations examined those speeches alongside his fiction as evidence of a lifelong effort to understand the inner struggles of ordinary people.
By Nolan Reed4 months ago in Writers
How Many Rejections?
This was a fun cosmic coincidence. I had just recently hit my "writing anniversary" of three years since the first time I had been published. Of course, I had been trying to get published for a while before that, and I had been entering all sorts of contests as well. All in all, submitting to publications and contests has basically been going on for the last 5 years of my life.
By Stephen Kramer Avitabile4 months ago in Writers
