Author Aesthetic: Zelda Fitzgerald

Author Aesthetic: Zelda Fitzgerald

I just finished reading Bits of Paradise, a collection of short stories by F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald. I’ve always admired F. Scott, but because Zelda doesn’t have much writing that has been published, she kind of sat on the back burner for me. It was both interesting and sad to read the footnotes after the byline of Zelda’s short stories where it noted that for her work to get published, the byline had to read F. Scott’s name or for both of their names to be credited. It wasn’t until the 1930s that some of her work was credited to her completely. This makes me think about how successful of a writer she would be today when women can take full credit for their work.

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Author Aesthetic: Emily Brontë

Author Aesthetic: Emily Brontë

Welcome to a new series to my blog: Author Aesthetic. If you’re subscribed to my newsletter, you’ll know I’ve been recently intrigued by the Brontë sisters — more specifically, Emily. Since there’s not much out there about the Brontë sisters because of their early deaths, I became more curious about their personalities and what they were really like, considering the novels and poems they produced. Then I thought: I wonder what they would be like if they were alive now. I wonder what any author who isn’t alive now would be like. So I thought it would be fun/interesting to research each author to get a better grasp on how their personalities and interests would translate today. This is all just for fun and to occupy my curious mind. Hope you enjoy this new series!

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