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Writing Craft: Writing Suspense
Craft suspense through gradual tension, character involvement, controlled information flow, pacing, foreshadowing, surprises, crisis points, and lingering unanswered questions.
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Literature in Film: The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999)
Today on the blog we review The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999). Join us to learn more!
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Building Background: The Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror, a radical period in the French Revolution, involved widespread violence and radical politics. Its legacy is…
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Literary Quotes: “The present is not so glorious…
Baroness Orczy’s historical fiction approach, exemplified in her characters and narratives, inspires writers to craft timeless stories, balancing past and…
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Writing Craft: Writing Historical Fiction
Historical fiction spans diverse eras and cultures, blending reality and imagination to craft engaging narratives rooted in the past.
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I hit 500 subscribers!
Today we celebrate 500 subscribers. It took a while! But we did it!
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Short Story Analysis: “The Masque of the Red Death” by Edgar Allan Poe
“And the life of the ebony clock went out with that of the last of the gay. And the flames…
Book Reviews
- Book list: Doomed by Chuck Palahniuk
- Mark Twain’s ‘A Connecticut Yankee’: Parental Love
- Ray Bradbury’s ‘The Halloween Tree’: A History of Death
- Book List: World War Z by Max Brooks