Why do we classify and categorize things and why has this practice seeped into the way we present our characters in certain types of stories? It all comes back to how we’re wired.
Tag: J.K. Rowling
Building Blocks: 4 Steps to Fewer Edits
Write. Edit/Cut. Repeat. The life of a novelist is a vicious cycle and it’s not for the faint of heart. But there are steps you can take… Read more “Building Blocks: 4 Steps to Fewer Edits”
Harry Potter and the History of Moving Pictures
You know how technologies in Sci-Fi stories sometimes eventually become reality? It’s a really neat thing when it happens and people don’t often realize that it was… Read more “Harry Potter and the History of Moving Pictures”
Fantasy World Building: Defining Magical Characters
In the realm of Fantasy, it seems that the words mage, wizard and witch are thrown around without a lot of reference to the actual meaning of… Read more “Fantasy World Building: Defining Magical Characters”
Evaluating Genre: How the Gothic Genre Influences Teen Lit
Every now and again a new literary genre comes forth. It is typically an amalgamation of other genres. Or at least, you can find traces of other… Read more “Evaluating Genre: How the Gothic Genre Influences Teen Lit”
Writer vs the World 