Best Science Fiction EVER Science fiction takes us to whole new worlds, makes us question our own reality, and gets us excited (or in some… Read More »If You Love Science Fiction, Check Out This Infographic
Happy Halloween! For this Halloween’s Book Versus Film, we’re visiting one of fiction’s premier haunted houses. It has stood for sixty years, and might stand… Read More »BOOK VERSUS FILM: The Haunting of Hill House
My Review WRITING FICTION: A USER-FRIENDLY GUIDE is a fun book about the writing of novels. It is laid out in accessible and straightforward way,… Read More »Review – Writing Fiction by James Essinger
Book Versus Film If you go down to the woods today, you’re sure to encounter one book, two films, three empty graves and foreshadowing to… Read More »BOOK VS FILM: Pet Sematary: Horrifyingly Bad, or Horror Masterpiece?
“Non-fiction books are so boring. Who likes to read real stories when there are things like Game of Thrones and all the best sci-fi books?”… Read More »Top 10 Movies Based on Non-Fiction Books
Gone, But Not Forgotten Many thanks to Rebecca from McGowan Transcriptions who has been in touch with this fascinating infographic, which details the most mentioned… Read More »Writers Of Instagram – Which Famous Author Is The Most Mentioned?
So, it’s fair to say Netflix’s Bird Box set Twitter tweeting and Facebook and instagram into meltdown! Immediately everyone started sharing opinions and Bird Box-inspired memes, plus… Read More »BOOK VERSUS FILM: Bird Box – Stunning Sci Fi or Bird-brained Blunder?
The Book So, this one should be called ‘TV Versus Book Versus Film’! I’d assumed the book had come first, then the TV show, but… Read More »BOOK VERSUS FILM: Widows – Marriage Made In Heaven?
It’s Halloween, so for this year’s horror-themed Book Vs Film we’re comparing one of the classics. It’s the book that remained on The New York… Read More »BOOK VERSUS FILM: An Epic Study of The Exorcist
Keynote Speech I was invited to give the keynote speech at the City Lit Festival of Writing last weekend – wow! I was honoured… Read More »Why Diversity Matters In 21st Century Writing
Adaptation So, this time I thought I’d take a look at the revisionist history novel, The Revenant and its subsequent adaptation, which earned Leonardo DiCaprio… Read More »BOOK VERSUS FILM: The Revenant – Dead Truth
The Book I LOVE this book. I have posted before that I love memoir anyway, so I should have known the chances were high I… Read More »Book Versus Film: WILD Rocks, But Which Is Better?
Beautiful places hide dark secrets… Known as England’s ‘Little Switzerland’, the Exmoor village of Lynmouth is located on the doorstep of the dramatic Valley of The Rocks. Famous for its cliff railway and breath-taking scenery, Lynmouth has inspired many writers, including RD Blackmore’s Lorna Doone and 19th Century poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, who honeymooned there in 1812. Devon author LV Hay uses her local knowledge to bring forth the claustrophobic, dark domestic noir she has become known for. Grab your free book now!