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Rating The Chronicles Of Prydain

By Patrick Edinger Lloyd Alexander, author of more than forty titles, was a product of World War II. During his service, he was stationed in Wales which led him to write many stories inspired by Welsh culture. Of them, the high fantasy pentology the Chronicles of Prydain may be the most notable with memorable characters like the Assistant-Pig-Keeper Taran and his companions Gurgi, Elonwy, and Fflewddur Fflam. As the story unfolds in a grand adventure, Read more

By logan.farley, ago

POV and the Utility of the “Fulcrum Method”

By Theodore Boronkay Many authors try to incorporate multiple perspectives into their writing in place of the singular point of view (POV) of the protagonist. There are advantages to doing so, including gaining a clearer and more heterogeneous view of the fictional setting and being able to peer into the minds of more than one character. However, one of the most taxing challenges of employing multiple perspectives in a novel is the POV switch: that Read more

By logan.farley, ago

Writing With Word Count (ft. Save the Cat)

By Inanna Carter For me, the hardest part about writing a book is realizing just how much there is to write. Word count is becoming more important in traditional publishing every year, and whether you outline carefully before typing a single word or write freely as the ideas come along, if your completed manuscript ends up too short or too long it could be difficult for you to get (again, traditionally) published. Save the Cat! Read more

By logan.farley, ago

Kindling a New Way to Read

By Zenia deHaven How It Started  I’m an avid reader. Always have been and always will be. However, avid reading easily leads to the accumulation of a lot of books.  Now, some would say that isn’t a problem. And to a degree, it isn’t. Collecting novels and finding unique and aesthetically pleasing ways to arrange their spines across bookshelves is a pastime. For those who annotate or highlight as they read, each book is a Read more

By caitlin.mckenna, ago

The Modern Asclepius

By Felicity Devoria (TW: Violence and gore, death, surgery, supernatural creature) The entire ordeal was not how Thaddeus had imagined his first time seeing a woman he fancied undressed. Not that he had imagined it. That would be unseemly. But if he’d had to hazard a guess, he might’ve thought it would be pleasant … a memory he’d go on to cherish. He doubted he’d ever wish to relive this particular sight. It’s not that Read more

By caitlin.mckenna, ago