It’s not unusual for writers to gravitate towards certain ideas. While others might consider the reusing of such ideas to be lazy, a great writer can take similar concepts and make them different each time. Provided a writer is willing to flesh out his characters, and be inventive in his Read more…
The creatures depicted within the world of Narnia can be both charming and frightening, but mostly the former. Mythological beings, such as centaurs or fawns, are a large part of our canon, only being further cemented in the imaginations of thousands when C. S. Lewis chose to incorporate the creatures Read more…
The Never Ending Story is a quirky children’s novel published by Michael Ende, though the majority of us are familiar with the 80’s film—the music of which would eventually infiltrate a scene in the third season of Stranger Things, if you’re still not sure what I’m talking about. The movie Read more…
It’s not over until it’s over…and in the case of enduring franchises, this can mean never. Eventually, readers will reach “the end.” Moviegoers will watch the credits. Many franchises will have sequels, prequels, in between bonus stories, spin offs, and even remakes, but, eventually, all good things must come to Read more…
Despite reaching great popularity among fans, there was another large cohort of readers who were left wanting after reading the legendary saga. They cited problems with characterization, prose, structure, and other issues both writing and politically related. While many loved the saga despite it’s flaws, others couldn’t overlook them and Read more…
Harry Potter is famous for it’s whimsical world and it’s colourful characters, but Rowling was by no means the first author to employ such a writing style. Before we had Hogwarts or Privet Drive, there was Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory, a giant peach, and a hotel which hosted a nasty Read more…