Understanding Genre Tropes
Understanding Genre Tropes Tropes are the things we find familiar, the events we see repeated in many books and films. Specific sequence or moment the audience is used to seeing in a movie or reading in a book. Over time these moments have become an integral part of their genres. In many cases, the audience […]
5 Questions To Help You Write A Better Protagonist.
5 Questions To Help You Write A Better Protagonist. 5 Questions To Help You Write A Better Protagonist. Every story has a Protagonist. Heshe’s an essential character in the story. It is the character we follow through the various challenges presented throughout the story. So before writing your novel, make sure to nail down the […]
The Longest Nightmare
The Longest Nightmare Alex dropped the duffel bag on the floor, took off his cap, and dropped onto the bed. He lay there motionless for some time. The night’s preparations are finished. Everything outside the cabin was ready. Now he only needs to finish the work inside the cabin. The same work, the same day, […]
The Lord of Lies
The Lord of Lies They called him the lord of lies; they followed him and his dark ways. He sat before them with his snake eyes, indifferent and unstirred to their devoted praise. He did not care for them for he was the lord of lies. They thought he was untouchable, they thought his heart […]
Botched
Botched Botched Botch past tense: botched; past participle: botched carry out (a task) badly or carelessly. “He was accused of botching the job” All right I’m pretty sure I’m fucked. This is probably the worst day of my life. I’m currently locked in a cell with a bunch of thugs and I’m not sure I want to get out. […]
We Will Meet Again
We Will Meet Again Sacrifice destruction or surrender of something for the sake of something else. Anthony stared out of his bedroom window. The night was dark and the world slept. Silently he watched. Waiting for the first hints of light and color to creep up on the horizon. The sky was clear and luminous. An ocean […]
The Pillars of Creation
The Pillars of Creation Pillars of Creation is a photograph taken by the Hubble Space Telescope of interstellar gas and dust in the Eagle Nebula, some 6,500-7,000 light years from Earth. They are so named because the gas and dust are in the process of creating new stars. They walked alone. An old man and his […]
The Mathematics of Tears
The Mathematics of Tears Tearing is the secretion of tears, which often serves to clean and lubricate the eyes in response to an irritation the eyes. Tears formed through crying are associated with strong internal emotions, such as sorrow, elation, emotion, love, awe, or pleasure. Laughing or yawning may also lead to the production of tears. It […]