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Writing the Unicorn: The Paradox of Historical Fiction

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Daniel

“Luckily Nicolas didn’t have to answer, as he couldn’t have spoken. I had placed my hand on his bulge, which was as hard as a tree branch. I had never touched one before.” It was at that precise point when … Continue reading →

Posted in British History, British Literature, Essays, Literary Criticism, Literature, Recommended reads, Reviews | Tagged American History, Anachronistic, atheism, Bill Watterson, Biography, Braveheart, commercial fiction, Creative license, Dumas, Eco, Elizabeth, English history, Epic, Fantasy, feminism, fiction, Fitch, folklore, Follett, Gibbons, Gladiator, Graves, Hagiography, Hayden White, Hilary Mantel, historical accuracy, Historical Epics, Historical Fiction, historical fiction author, Historical novel, Historicity, Historiography, History, Holinshed, Hugo, humanism, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, literary fiction, Mann, Marcus Aurelius, mediaeval, Medieval, Narrativity, novel, Ortega Y. Gassett, period pieces, Phillipa Gregory, poetic license, pulp fiction, Robespierre, Robin Hood, Roland Barthes, Storytelling, The Passion, The Patriot, The Tudors, The Vikings, Thomas Cromwell, Tracey Chevalier, translation, Tudor History, Unicorn, Vidal, William Wallace, Winston Churchill | 2 Comments

Skylight Fiction for the Holidaze?

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Daniel

Posted in American Literature, Australian Literature, British Literature, Esoteric, Literature, New authors, New books, Recommended reads | Tagged Alan Richardson, Allegory, American fiction, Anthony Duncan, Australian Fiction, British fiction, Chris Hill, Christmas Presents, Daniel Staniforth, Esoteric Fiction, experimental fiction, Experimental novel, fiction, Gareth Knight, Garry Craig Powell, Hugh Fox, iain sinclair, Kirk Marshall, Labyrinthine, literary fiction, Literature, Magic Realism, Margaret Lumley Brown, Martin Anderson, Metafiction, novel, postmodern, postmodernism, Rebecca Wilby, satire, Skylight Press, Surrealism, Will Alexander | Leave a comment

Garry Craig Powell on Skylight Press

Posted on August 18, 2012 by Daniel

Born in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, Garry Craig Powell was quite the seasoned nomad before he became a writer – something he expresses succinctly on his website biography: “Not until I was in my forties did I really dedicate my life to … Continue reading →

Posted in British Literature, Literature, New authors | Tagged Arab culture, Arkansas, British fiction, British Literature, England, fiction, Garry Craig Powell, literary fiction, middle-east, novel, novel in stories, Portugal, Short Stories, Spain, Stoning the Devil, travel, United Arab Emirates | 1 Comment

Fiction Wars!

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Daniel

It’s interesting to note the ongoing battle between Literary and Commercial Fiction in the blogasphere. Here is a smattering of opinions on the subject… and sides taken. Be sure to let us know your own thoughts in the notes below. … Continue reading →

Posted in Literature | Tagged commercial, commercial fiction, fiction, genre fiction, literary, literary fiction, Literature, novel | 2 Comments

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Writing the Unicorn: The Paradox of Historical Fiction

Skylight Fiction for the Holidaze?

Garry Craig Powell on Skylight Press

Fiction Wars!

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