wit and lit

It's been a hot minute since I wrote a book review (or anything)! But the other day I found  To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han at Half Price Books, and I finished it today, so I can't resist sharing my take on it. As will be customary with my book reviews, I will review the plot, the characters, and the overall style/readability, without spoiling everything about the story (but please, do proceed with caution. Some aspects are revealed, but no major spoilers). All stars given are out of five! I am seriously SO excited to review this book. Let's dive in, shall we? First, here's the plot as written on Goodreads: To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before is the story of Lara Jean, who has never openly admitted her crushes, but instead wrote each boy a letter about how she felt, sealed it, and hid it in a box under her bed. But one day Lara Jean discovers that somehow her secret box of letters has been mailed, causing all her crushes from her past to confront her a

    I finished Little Women today, and I love it so much!     Every character is amazing. The March sisters are all such wonderful characters!     Unfortunately, one of these sisters is widely disliked, and rather unfairly, too!  It's not really a secret which of the March sisters is most hated. So, so many spoilers ahead, so be careful if you haven't read/seen an adaptation of this!     It's not Jo.  Jo is the girl everyone hopes to see themselves in! She's smart, witty, protective, and independent. She has big dreams of becoming an author. Everybody loves Jo, and rightfully so (don't mind the rhyme ;))     It's not Meg.  Meg is kind and honest. She is loving and generous, with hopes of having a family! No one can really hate the selfless maternal sister who tries her best to take care of her younger sisters. (No one should hate her, by the way :D)     And it's not Beth!  Beth is known to be the sweetest and gentlest of the March sisters. She is so polite a

Back on the STORY STRUCTURE series! I hope this series could help you understand more about how to outline and plan your story. You can find part one  here  and part two  here . As is customary, I remind you these are my own ways of thinking of these things! I am not yet an author, but I feel that understanding these things is helping me on my way to becoming a successful author. So, don't mistake me more qualified than I am! These are simply the things I know about story structure. We're getting to the more interesting parts today! In this post we are going to cover conflict and theme . You might be thinking, gee, Campbell, those don't sound interesting at all . I hope you're not thinking that! They mostly interest me because of how much they shape your story--these things, in essence, are your story. Because these are such crucial elements, I'm going to explain what I know, using some examples from literature through the years! Be wary of spoilers below!

Hello, readers! I'm going to take a brief pause on my story structure series for this post. Something I'm trying to work my way through in this quarantine is my to-be-read list! I have read only a few of the books so far, and am still reading The Count of Monte Cristo , which I am totally LOVING! Today I wanted to let you in on a few books on my to-be-read list. Let's begin, shall we? 1. Pride and Prejudice  by Jane Austen You may be shocked that I have not yet read this one! After all, it is Jane Austen's most famous and beloved work. Well, it is very high on my TBR list! I loved Emma, so I know I will love this one! My sister insists I will love Mr. Darcy more than Mr. Knightley, but I am not so sure. (Even before I read Emma , I watched the miniseries and movie and always LOVED Knightley.) 2. Perelandra by C.S. Lewis My family and I happened upon an old copy of Lewis' Space Trilogy at an estate sale, and am so glad we decided to buy it! I read the fir

Here we are at part two of my new series over STORY STRUCTURE! You can find part one  here. It's a bit difficult to understand all these things without seeing them played out, so I'll use one of the most famous series ever written, that you likely know the gist of (even if you have not read it, which is highly un likely): Harry Potter ! I will also be using another very well-known story: To Kill a Mockingbird ! I'll just jump right into it! Setting Setting is time and place, with more specific aspects in the story's universe. The Harry Potter series is set in 1990s Britain. More specifically, however, Harry Potter is set in a magical world, with places such as Hogwarts, Diagon Alley, Hogsmeade, Privet Drive, etc. Whether your setting is fictionalized or realistic, setting is very important. It also sets up the story. Setting often goes hand-in-hand with plot/conflict (at least, I find). Setting can be crucial to the plot. I will say it again: SETTING IS  CR

Hello, everyone! I've been meaning to do a bit more blogging on here, so I thought I'd start with something I think every aspiring writer needs to know: story structure! Now, you might be thinking, I know this already! or, (hopefully not), this is going to be boring. If you are the first one, you might know some things about story structure, like exposition, climax, and ending, etc. If you are in the second camp, I assure you, it will not be boring! I make it my life's mission to not be boring. This series will not only dive deeper into story structure, but it will also be fun! Disclaimer: I am no expert in writing. I have not finished a book yet. This is simply what I understand of plotting, learned from the literature classes I've taken. This is how I have plotted my work in progress, and it seems to work pretty well for me so far! It helps to keep all the components of the story straight. This is part one of the series: Introduction. I'm going to do a sor