If you know me, I love Stephen King, and if you’ve read this post, then you realize I want to dedicate a lot of my time as a scholar to him. Fortunately, my views on King are not as fanboyish as they once could have been; I do not think he is infallible as a… Continue reading Review: “Just After Sunset” by Stephen King
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A Master’s Degree, Stephen King, and the Future of Beej’s Independent Scholarship
Last weekend, my university held commencement, and I was awarded my Master’s degree in English. For the first time in my life, I am finished with school for the foreseeable future. I am sure that I will eventually go back and get my Ph.D. (I am planning on teaching college as a career, after all),… Continue reading A Master’s Degree, Stephen King, and the Future of Beej’s Independent Scholarship
Writers Gotta Write; Haters Gotta Hate
So Jennifer found a quote on the IMDB board tonight about “To Kill A Mockingbird.” I don’t remember the exact quote, but it was something along the lines of “If I wrote one book that was half as good as “To Kill A Mockingbird,” then it would have to be better than all the Stephen… Continue reading Writers Gotta Write; Haters Gotta Hate