Tag: The Reluctant Detective

Once upon a tome…

Hang out the flags, I’ve got an idea for a story. We tend to see events and perspectives from the beginning of things, without always appreciating the beginning (or the ending) before the beginning. Sometimes, it’s the ‘why’. Why was the ‘wicked fairy’ in Sleeping Beauty wicked? What drove Laurie Lee to start his journey …

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The Name Game

There’s a definite art to naming your book. Or perhaps that’s an indefinite one. On the face of it, it’s the headline for the story – pure and simple. A title can create reader expectations about the setting – 1984, Animal Farm or even Great Expectations itself. Or, perhaps, act as a teaser – Tell …

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You Put Your Whole Self In…

You know that feeling, when you’ve just finished reading a book and the characters are still rattling around your head? Or the plot holes are making swiss cheese of your afterglow? Or even that you’re desperate to re-immerse yourself in the world of the characters you’ve just spent time with? Well, imagine all of that …

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