Well, is later than I planned, but it is still the 30th of October, (PST), so I'm going to finish my posts for "Characters in Costume." And next blogfest, I won't arrange a birthday party for one of the days of the event. 🙂 We looked at the minimalist and medium approaches to describing s … Continue reading Describing a Memorable Character: Miss Havisham
Tag: Dickens
Description from Goodreads: When Arthur Clennam returns to England after many years abroad, he takes a kindly interest in Amy Dorrit, his mother's seamstress, and in the affairs of Amy's father, William Dorrit, a man of shabby grandeur, long imprisoned for debt in Marshalsea prison. As Arthur soon discovers, the dark shadow of the prison … Continue reading Book Review: Little Dorrit
One of the pieces of writing advice I have heard frequently is to “Know your genre.” “Read deeply in your genre,” people say. “Know what has been written, and how your work differs from others.” When I talk to science fiction and fantasy fans, they are often amazed by how many sci-fi/fantasy books I haven’t … Continue reading Know your genre…or your classics? Or both?
Andrea Lundgren 