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3 Ways to Understand a Setting

Setting is one of the key elements of any story not reliant on the story being fiction or non-fiction. Many writers believe that a setting is merely a location and by stopping at this simplistic definition, they fail to truly understand what a setting is. Literacy...

Rewriting Your Novel 2

The completion of the first draft of your manuscript is actually not the end of the creative process, but the beginning of it. The rewriting process is far more time consuming, and the average amount of rewrites is around six before the novel is ready for...

Disney’s Gruesome Tale: The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Even back then, Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame raised more than a few eyebrows. Many families were quick to point out the film’s dark elements, as well as the horrific implications the antagonist had. What’s more, despite the fact that there is a happy...

The Shadows of Love: The Phantom of the Opera

Obsession is often considered to be humanity’s cruelest way of showing undying love. Whether it be following your loved one, even until death, or kidnapping them and hoping they’d love you, it’s this very behavior that many of us will find creepy, and some others,...

Sexism in Literature

I picked up a book yesterday, put it down, then started pondering on what it means for gender roles to exist in literature, modern or otherwise. Of course, this is an age-old question a lot of people have answers to. For instance, some people say...

Politics and Social Justice in Fiction

I’ve always been a fan of the dystopian genre. From its corrupt governments, to humanity’s twisted evolution, to even the macabre details in the setting, it’s this kind of literature that’s led many readers to understand not just the story itself, but how the writer...

Aspects of Setting

Setting is one of the key elements of any story not reliant on the story being fictional or non-fictional. Many writers believe that in literacy, a setting is merely a location and by stopping at this simplistic definition, they fail to truly understand what a...

The Beauty of Historical Fiction

History has held onto many of the muses writers keep using. From the musings of the Borgias, to the arrogance of King Henry VIII, to even the pain of the Affair of the Poisons, it’s these instances in history that have led writers to the...

Horrific Inspirations: The Goatman

I spent around three years in Denton, Texas. It’s a small town full of liberals, and has a university that I’m grateful towards. But whenever I go out on Halloween, I can’t help but notice the way people talk about a certain bridge that’s been...

Character Inspiration: TV Shows and Movies (Part 2)

Personality Creating a personality for a character from scratch can be one of the hardest parts of writing as not only does the writer have to come up with a personality, but also that the personality needs to match up with the background of the character....