Reading Slumps: Tips to Crawl Your Way Out
Reading isn’t something you win; it’s something you enjoy, so don’t let other people’s “rules” dictate how you do that.
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Am I in a Cult? What examining cults in fiction can reveal about the real-world intricacies of belief, control, and influence.
Seeing how far these fictional cults go to control people highlights the true litmus test of a cult: motive.
Read More...Villains: Those We Love, Hate, and Don’t Want to Live Without
In a lot of ways, the villain makes the hero, and there’s something so satisfying when a hero meets his match.
Read More...World Building: Don’t let it read like a textbook
I am by no means an expert in fantasy writing or world-building, but my lifelong love for the genre has led me to the conclusion that while there is no right way to build a fictional world, a wrong way is to give your reader a textbook instead of a story.
Read More...Books. How many is too many?
The better question is ‘How are you using your books?’
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Allison Pearl 