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The Ideal Fictional Hero: Just for fun!

Another excuse to introduce you to some of my favorite fictional characters, authors and novels. In no particular order… The most faithful and dashing fictional hero has to be Jane Austen’s Captain Wentworth, in Persuasion. He proposed to Anne Elliot, but he was rejected because her family thought he wasn’t good enough. Wentworth returned toContinue reading “The Ideal Fictional Hero: Just for fun!”

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Guest Luccia Gray: Clothes in Jane Eyre’s Time.

I’d like to introduce you to fellow blogger, and writer, Noelle Granger, author of an entertaining, 5-Star detective novel, Death in a Red Canvas Chair, whose protagonist, sleuth, nurse, mother, and police consultant, Rhe Brewster, has become my favourite amateur detective. Look out for the second installment, Death in a Dacron Sail. The cover revealContinue reading “Guest Luccia Gray: Clothes in Jane Eyre’s Time.”

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Unhappy Birthday

You would have been 51 today. I would have phoned. You would have said ‘Hi, Lil!’ We would have chatted, And laughed, and gossiped. Hours later, ‘I would have said, ‘Bye, El!’ It would have been so special. Nobody else would have understood Our private jokes, Our childhood fears, Our secret dreams… I wouldn’t haveContinue reading “Unhappy Birthday”

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Why I love romantic novels with Byronic Heroes

I love reading romantic novels with Byronic heroes, on occasions, because they are emotionally gratifying. The reader enters an ideal world with young, beautiful, rich, and powerful people, and it all ends well, which is satisfying after a hard day facing the real, sometimes boring, and often ugly world. There’s a likeable heroine who eventuallyContinue reading “Why I love romantic novels with Byronic Heroes”

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Flash! Friday–Vol 2 – 43

Today’s photo prompt: Dragon’s bidding: Word limit: 150 word story (10-word leeway) based on the photo prompt. Silent Voters I’m a fisherman, like my father and my grandfather. I go out every night and cast my net till dawn. I get a pittance at the market for my hard work and sleepless nights. YouContinue reading “Flash! Friday–Vol 2 – 43”

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BOOK REVIEW: “All Hallows at Eyre Hall” By Luccia Gray

I feel very fortunate because Susan Marie Molloy has taken the time to read and write such a thorough and thoughtful review my novel. Check out Susan’s inspiring blog for other great reviews and much more! Thanks also to Rosie Amber who organises a great book review team!

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Fictional Houses: from Thornfield to Eyre Hall

Throughout literature houses, or buildings where people have converged have become central elements and powerful symbols in the creative process. According to Gaston Bachelard in The Poetics of Space ( La Poétique de l’Espace, 1958), the house becomes the representation of the universe. It can also be examined as the manifestation of the soul throughContinue reading “Fictional Houses: from Thornfield to Eyre Hall”

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* All Hallows at Eyre Hall * Kindle Countdown Deal

I write novels, and I publish novels without the support of an agent or publisher, so I am a self-published author. That means I do not write only for my own personal pleasure: I write for others. In other words, I write, and research, and rewrite, and edit, and proofread, and format for kindle, and do all theContinue reading “***** All Hallows at Eyre Hall ***** Kindle Countdown Deal”

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Checklist for Writing Book Reviews

I have already written two posts with advice on reviewing: What do Readers need to know? 10-Point Guidelines for Reviewers and How to Write a Useful Book Review, on this occasion, I’ve prepared a checklist to go through when writing, and before finishing a book review, to make sure all the main points are included.Continue reading “Checklist for Writing Book Reviews”

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Flash! Friday–Vol 2 – 41

Today’s photo prompt: Today’s dragon’s bidding: The Castle seen from the window is known as the Krak de Chevaliers (Qalat al-Hosn), in Syria. Rules: Based on the photo prompt and including the Dragon’s bidding. Between 140 – 160 words. Enter your Flash fiction in the comments in the Flash! Fiction Blog, and add word countContinue reading “Flash! Friday–Vol 2 – 41”