Archive for the ‘Historical’ Category
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Act of Oblivion – Robert Harris
25 May 2023ACT OF OBLIVION Why should we care? It’s probably the most important question a storyteller needs to answer. It’s particularly…
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A plague on both your houses
25 Mar 2020So now we are visited by the plague, it seems. Plague is an archetype that goes back deep into our…
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Word power
10 Jan 2019Word power Last week, I watched a preview of the new movie Vice – a riveting and at times shocking…
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Darkness in the Pacific: Review – Black Water by Louise Doughty
02 Mar 2018Review: Black Water by Louise Doughty. Agents, publishers, books on writing tell you to write about nice characters who grow…
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Review: As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning
07 Jul 2017As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning by Laurie Lee My rating: 5 of 5 stars I don’t know anyone…
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Historical drama on screen – to write or not to write?
09 Dec 2016Historical drama is big in TV and film at the moment, but is it a good idea to write one?…
