Category: writing and storytelling
A pirate, a ninja, and a gens de couleur walk into a bar in 1784 New Orleans….
A pirate, a ninja, and a gens de couleur wak into a bar in 1784 New…
Tris Prior is more than just a buff, kick-butt character
I know that books typically have more depth than films, but YA fiction has tended…
Where do good female characters come from?
While recently researching blog posts about the Divergent film series, I ran across a 2011 blog post…
Katniss vs. Tris: Who is the stronger character?
As the DC Comics superhero clash movie Superman Vs. Batman hits the theaters this weekend,…
The story in “Unsafe On Any Campus?”
Oddly, many people, including professional writers, don’t think of nonfiction books in terms of story….
Is Katniss Everdeen a strong female character?
I have now seen all four Hunger Games movies and read all three books, and…
Five take aways from the Royal Palm Literary Awards
St. Nic, Inc., my re-imagination of the Santa Claus myth through the lens of an…
Will Tracy Lawson’s novels become this generation’s Ayn Rand substitute?
By SR Staley Resist, the second novel in Tracy Lawson’s Resistance Series, picks up right…
Fixing writer’s block
By Claire W. Staley As a writer, I am familiar with this common ailment: Writer’s…
Game of Thrones and rape as a plot device
By SR Staley A virtual firestorm of debate erupted last month over a rape scene…
