Writing a novel is a traumatic experience. Experts agree that the process happens in five distinct stages. 1. Denial and Isolation “Writing, at its best, is a lonely life… For he does his work alone and if he is a good enough writer he must face eternity, or the lack of it, each day.” —Ernest Hemingway Image Via Pando The writer secludes herself from society. The writer tries to write. She puts words on a page. So many words, yet still too few. It’s common at this beginning stage for the writer to attempt to rationalize why …
The director of the fantastic lunar science fiction film Moon has signed up to film the television adaptation of thriller novel Killer Intent, reports Variety. Jones, who is the son of singer-songwriter David Bowie, will be making his TV debut with the series. Said Jones: I’m excited to get my teeth into some contemporary set action, and have time to develop characters over a series rather than a single film. Killer Intent by Tony Kent focuses on the efforts of an intelligence agent, journalist, and lawyer to uncover the truth in the wake of an attempted assassination as the fallout embroils the …
Muggles may very well have beaten wizards to the Moon, and beyond. Space is one of the only acknowledged limitations of magic in the Harry Potter books. The Department of Mysteries in the Ministry of Magic has an entire room devoted to space. The Space Chamber hosts floating replicas of the planets and minor planets in our solar system. To what end is, of course, a mystery. Their efforts don’t appear to be a space program, as none of the books reference any sort of wizarding expedition beyond planet Earth, aside from a Quibbler article of dubious authenticity. Via Giphy …
The sociopath in fiction is an amoral serial killer. A monster in human form without feeling or emotion. Patrick Bateman from American Psycho comes to mind. Or every other Stephen King villain. The reality of the sociopath is that they comprise four percent of the population, and most of them live among us, without murdering anyone. In a discussion with Publishers Weekly , debut author Carola Lovering discusses what she learned about sociopaths for her debut novel, Tell Me Lies. Tell Me Lies follows a young college woman who becomes enthralled by a charming albeit manipulative womanizer with sociopathic tendencies. Lovering states: I quickly learned …
One of the most popular Star Wars expanded universe characters returns in Timothy Zahn’s new novel Thrawn: Alliances. Grand Admiral Thrawn is an immigrant from the older non-canon novels that Lucasfilm rebranded as Star Wars Legends after Disney purchased the franchise. He made his first reappearance in the television series Star Wars Rebels and has proven to be one of the more enduring villains featured in media outside of the film series. An intellectual schemer and strategist, Grand Admiral Thrawn most famously used art theory to devise successful strategies for subjugating hostile planets. He is a contrast not only in method but also competence to other Imperial commanders. …
