The Book When Murder on the Orient Express was published in 1934, Agatha Christie is already the Queen of Crime. She was a literary phenomenon that has created one of the most enduring sleuths of all times, pedantic, vain Belgian Hercule Poirot, famous for his outsized moustache and his unparalleled use of the little grey…
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BOOK VERSUS FILM (And Beyond!): War Of The Worlds
War of the Worlds by HG Wells was one of my favourite books as a child. Like many popular novels, there have been many, many adaptations of it … Now stretching across the mediums, too! With this in mind then, I’m going to take a look at a book which captured the imagination of the…
Continue ReadingTop 10 Witches In Books And On Screen
Many thanks to Syd Moore, who’s written this great post! I am a big fan of witches myself, so make sure you check out Syd’s Book, STRANGE MAGIC, published this week. Enjoy! This top ten of witches in books and on screen has actually been quite difficult to write, mainly because there are just so…
Continue ReadingTop 4 Dystopian Archetypes You Need To Know
Many, many thanks to Olivia Brennan for this fab case study. By shining a light on this film, she’s done a brilliant job of breaking down the character archetype conventions we want to see in dystopian stories in books and movies! Enjoy … Case Study: MAD MAX FURY ROAD Now more than ever, the idea…
Continue ReadingDYSTOPIAN NOVEMBER: Farzana Rahman (THE FORGOTTEN WOMEN)
Following on from yesterday’s post on How I wrote Skyjack, my novella in The Forgotten Women Series, I’m delighted to welcome one of my fellow authors, Farzana Rahman to the blog today. Farzana wrote book 2 in the anthology and is a fascinating writer with loads of great ideas, so enjoy! 1) So, who are…
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