The Setting is the Story: Dark Heart by Carole Gurnett
Someone famous once said ‘The setting is the story’. I have long since forgotten who
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Someone famous once said ‘The setting is the story’. I have long since forgotten who
If people say anything about my comedic L.A. noir novel Nobody Move, it’s that the
The importance of ‘building on detail’ is a well-known fact when writing fiction. Fiction works
Humans are the only animals who cook and the only primates who share their food.
Writing historical fiction is quite a challenge as I first discovered when I set out
People may not remember what you did, or what you said, but they will always
This essay was inspired by, and is based on, a discussion with the novelist and
If you are lucky, every now and then you get a light bulb moment while
We’re often told that the secret to making writing clear and accessible is to use
It is said that you can tell whether a book is going to be any
Stephen King has said that ‘locale and texture are much more important to the reader’s
My first pair of glasses are National Health issue, blue plastic, with lenses that rub
The difference between ‘show’ and ‘tell’ was one of the first things I had to
Romance novels rake in well over a billion dollars every year. Probably more so than
I love reading books that transport me to another place—a country I’ve never been to,
“It is a great blessing, perhaps the greatest blessing a writer can have, to find
Very few historical fiction writers have university degrees in history. Authors of historical fiction are,
Ingrid Sundberg is passionate about stories that look into the shadows of our vulnerability. She
I’ve always loved reading and writing historical fiction. Ever since I fell in love with
The second book in my Songbird Cafe Girls Middle Grade series (age 8 to 12),
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