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The Lonely Road: Exploring Isolation in Dystopian Novels In the stark landscapes of dystopian worlds, societies often teeter on the brink of collapse and the...

The Last Tree: Dystopian Stories of Ecological Imbalance In the eerie shadows of imagined futures, where the balance between humanity and the environment has been...

Standing Strong: Dystopian Novels of Survival and Resilience In dystopian fiction authors often reflect our deepest fears and most pressing concerns. What happens when power...

Dystopian Realities: Totalitarianism and Government Control in Fiction “Better never means better for everyone. It always means worse for some.”  — Fred (Season 1, Episode...

Dramatic Scene Cutaway: The Ultimate Writers Tool In this blog, I want to show you a monster technique for writers to add suspense and deepen...

Character Construction: The Influence of Role Models Would your character be influenced by a close relative?  Are there role-model relationships you can foster in your...

Beyond the Chapters: Examining Character Arcs Across Series Welcome. This blog looks at the world of character development across storylines. What I mean is, how...

Character Relationships in Family Dynamics and Identity Formation in SFF Novels How did J.K. Rowling point out the somewhat comic but harsh relationships Harry had...

Fantastic Examples of Characters’ External vs Internal Struggles While we readers all love to see the story play out with external wins: Mark Watney gets...