The Art of Descriptive Writing
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Bringing Setting to Life in Historical Fiction
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The Importance of Setting
From labyrinthine museums to desolate outback mining towns. From crumbling rainforest houses to the stinking streets of Victorian London. Setting takes centre stage in all my stories. I spend a lot of time thinking setting, worrying setting, growing setting. I spend a lot of time loving setting to life. Why...
Into the Wilderness: An Exploration of Landscape in Children’s Literature
As a child I often imagined I was on adventures in the wilderness without my parents in tow. My grandparents were avid David Attenborough fans and I used to watch wildlife documentaries with them before acting the scenes out: pretending I was climbing to the top of a rainforest; rescuing...
Building Strong Sci-Fi/Fantasy Worlds
Let’s be honest: worldbuilding is intimidating. You’re basically creating something from scratch, and when you compare that to how wildly big and diverse our real world is, that can become a daunting task. That doesn’t mean you can’t create your own big and diverse world, however; you just need to...
The Hollywood Touch: Turning Your Scenes Into Set Pieces
Let’s say I’m writing a YA thriller, full of twists and reveals. In my next scene, the protagonist will discover a terrible secret about her past. What’s the most exciting way for this to happen? Dialogue with another character. Discovery of a physical object. Exploration of a creepy place. Mental...
