Tag Archives: Storytelling

De-fleshing out Characters in the Modern Novel

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Daniel

As we live in an age where we are producing novels and stories en masse it would seem that we should be somewhere near to perfecting the art of characterization in our fictions. Any writer worth their salt will know … Continue reading →

Posted in British Literature, Essays, Literary Criticism, Literature, Recommended reads, Reviews | Tagged Alan Moore, Alan Richardson, Aristotle, British Literature, British Novel, character, character development, character study, characterisation, coil, contemporary novel, corporeal, Daniel Staniforth, Dark Light, David Mitchell, disembodiment, E. M. Forster, English literature, English novel, essence, fiction, Ghostwritten, History, intelligence, Literature, Modern Novel, narrative, novel, personality, plot, severed heads, Storytelling, The Collector Collector, Tibor Fischer, Tom Jones, voice, Voice of the Fire | 1 Comment

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 →

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Tag Archives: Storytelling

De-fleshing out Characters in the Modern Novel

Writing the Unicorn: The Paradox of Historical Fiction

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