Why We Write

Literature provides examples of moral leadership and moral bankruptcy, descriptions of urban landscapes and idyllic countrysides, unique characters one gets to know as well as oneself and stock characters like the mad scientist.  Great literature provides all of these examples within a context of great writing, and that is what this blog is all about.  The words, phrases, and sentences that makes us stop and wish we had written that, that make us realize that it has not all been said before.  Great literature is great writing.  The examples in this blog will come from classic and contemporary literature, and from traditional canon as well as from less well-explored literature, such as great examples from science fiction and fantasy