How to Write a Successful Backstory Few stories start with a backstory, unless it is a dull info-dump. Page one, chapter one, you find characters […] Read More
The Magic of Poetry The idea of analysing and understanding poetry might seem daunting or even coldly scientific. The moment someone says the word “poetry” […] Read More
Creating Tension in Your Fiction There’s a lot of advice out there about creating tension in your writing. As far as I can tell, quite […] Read More
Review: The Dressmaker Sewing together a murder Cast: Kate Winslet, Judy Davis, Hugo Weaving, and Liam Hemsworth Director: Jocelyn Moorhouse Producer: Sue Maslin Screenplay: Jocelyn […] Read More
Mysteries, riddles, and puzzles I love riddles. Things that test the mind. Something with a treasure at the end of the rainbow, so to speak. […] Read More
The Work I am currently working on a novel. It has been under construction for the last three (and a bit) years. It has been […] Read More
How Not to Start Your Story Lessons from the Pilot Episode of Altered Carbon I went into Netflix‘s cyberpunk extravaganza, Altered Carbon, as blind as […] Read More
Review of La Belle Sauvage (Book of Dust #1) by Philip Pullman Twenty years after the publication of Northern Lights, Philip Pullman returns to his parallel […] Read More
Heart Storm by Marcel M du Plessis Rain filled the café. Droplets fell from the spaces between the ceiling tiles and splattered on the floor. […] Read More
How to develop characters for your novel Getting to know the voices in your head As a budding writer you might feel pressured into plotting […] Read More