

10 Tips To Help You Get Published
Let’s be frank: the real secrets of writing a good story and getting a publisher to pay at least some attention to it are contained in...

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Learn: • what a story really is • what it is actually doing to and for you and other readers ​ • the magnetic power that attracts readers...

The Power of Fiction: A Close Look at a Chapter of Harper Lee's 'To Kill a Mockingbird'
I resisted reading To Kill a Mockingbird for many years, believing that it must be a depressing novel, given that it is primarily about...

How to Teach J. B. Priestley's 'An Inspector Calls'
Of course there is no one definitive way to teach anything, but this advice is based on the experience of over fifteen years of teaching...

Don't miss these two amazing books from Clarendon House...
Recently, Clarendon House published two books which deserve to be blockbusters in their own right. They are both unique, both surprising,...

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Learn: • what a story really is • what it is actually doing to and for you and other readers ​ • the magnetic power that attracts readers...


Some Quotes About Fiction
Authors famous and not-so-famous often have something to say about the act and the art of writing fiction itself. Here's a selection of...

The Sorrowful State of the Villain
Purely virtuous heroes are hard for us to feel much affinity for. What’s interesting, though, is that as we move away from the complete...


My Favourite Place to Live in Narnia
Reading The Chronicles of Narnia to my daughter reminded me that there is one place in Narnia that I would like to live. It’s a peculiar...

Learn what a story really is...
Learn: • what a story really is • what it is actually doing to and for you and other readers ​ • the magnetic power that attracts readers...