"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..." "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife..." "There was a boy called Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it..." "In a hole in the ground there… Continue reading Make Your First Sentence Shine (aka prompts for desperate writers)
Tag: Andrew Peterson
We Need Realistic Fictional Families (a bookish rant)
More specifically, we need Christian families in fiction. I was reading A Hope Undaunted by Julie Lessman and realized all over again how much we NEED more good families - especially Christian families - in fiction. A Hope Undaunted is primarily a historical romance but the heroine, Katie, comes from the O'Connor family, and those… Continue reading We Need Realistic Fictional Families (a bookish rant)
Analyzing Stories: “The Wingfeather Saga” – Writing Light Romantic Subplots
If you’ve read The Wingfeather Saga, you might have been surprised to see the title of this post! Because romance probably isn’t the first thing you think of when you call to mind (most fondly, I hope) Andrew Peterson’s The Wingfeather Saga. The Wingfeather Saga is an epic fantasy series with four installments: On the… Continue reading Analyzing Stories: “The Wingfeather Saga” – Writing Light Romantic Subplots
Saraina Whitney 