Fiction writing

atmosphere with traditional and cultural values. She was the student of the University of Madras where she studied history between the years of 1940 to 1947.12 Besides studying at the University, she also worked as a journalist, wrote short stories and fiction. She has a good opportunity to travel through India and Europe; this helps her to get the knowledge of the East and the West. She was a brilliant student during her studies. She was inspired be several writers to write in English. She…

Why Read In the modern world, in the times of the machines and the rapid development of information technologies, reading remains popular, furthermore, it is probably one of the most educational and preferred activities that a person can do. Why is it so? Why do people continue to dig into books while they can just turn on the TV or the laptop and watch some entertaining show or a film, which need neither concentration on the depicted material nor the careful thinking? For example, in the past…

discuss my reasoning for its present importance, it is key to go over its origins and historical significance. The origin of literature dates back to ancient times of the Sumer region in Mesopotamia, then Egypt and Greece, then in Rome. Mesoamerican writings and Ancient Chinese regimes, however, bloomed on their own through independent practices. But overall, the purpose for the creation of literature was to spread knowledge and teachings through an alternate method of communication, because…

Afterword to The Things They Carried, Spin Tim O’Brien’s novel, The Things They Carried, has been reviewed as an excellent work of fiction that “clearly demonstrated” O’Brien’s “unique artistic vision” (The Things They Carried). The section of the novel titled Spin is one that the author has put a great deal of effort into allowing the reader to easily visualize what Vietnam was like for him. O’Brien’s recollection of Vietnam is given in such a way that the audience feels as if they are right…

The power of a good story is immeasurable. Writing can make a one laugh, cry, or invoke deep thought. But what makes a good tale? There are the basic literary elements: plot, characters, and setting but the best of stories have something special. The best of stories transport the reader into a world other than their own with people and adventures they’ve never experienced. So many writers are capable of this, some of the more prominent being J.K Rowling, J.R.R Tolkien, and C.S Lewis just to name…

The Book, Peculiar Treasures by Robbin Jones Gunn, is truly a great book. The story is fiction, and takes place at Rancho Corona University in Southern California. The protagonist of the story is Katie Weldon. Katie Weldon is now a Senior in college, and she is starting summer school to make up for some credits at the beginning of the book. Katie is not happy about taking summer school, but she wants to graduate on time so she is doing anything that will finish her goal. She still hasn’t…

successful. He worked for Scholastic who then published his humor magazine ‘Bananas’ for children and for teenagers but had issues with his magazine. He was fired from Scholastic and was then writing full time. His first novel was in 1986 called,¨Blind Date¨ to target young adults. In 1989 he started writing fear books for children and everyone. He moved to New York City and worked as a writer and editor. Stine co-created a TV show called Eureeka's Castle in the 90s. Stine was busy working on…

Sir Philip Sidney, born in 1554, was an English poet, literary critic, essayist, and government official and he is alluded to at least once in Ray Bradbury’s dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451. He was mainly known for writing genres such as poetry, fiction, and criticism. This is primarily done by his works being quoted by various characters throughout the book. Firstly, Captain Beatty quotes one of Sidney’s words to Montag when he says, “‘Sweet food of sweetly uttered knowledge, Sir Philip Sidney…

Narrative Voice in The Turner Diaries" by Dr. Jonathan Cullick is an academic analysis of a book ostensibly focusing on certain elements of its composition which contribute significantly to its weakness as a narrative of literary fiction. The thesis statement is, “As a work of fiction, it [The Turner Diaries] is an inept attempt, because substantial and persistent technical deficiencies undermine the novel” (Cullick n.p.) Analysis of Dr. Cullick's article will demostrate critical elements of…

Historical Fiction: Chickadee I have chosen the novel Chickadee by Louise Erdrich for the exploration assignment to address what the historical novel is able to accomplish that a conventional text of the same subject could not. Chickadee is the continuation of a story and fourth book in a series by Erdrich that began with the novel The Birchbark House that introduced a seven-year-old Ojibwe girl named Omakayas. Chickadee takes place in mid-1800 Minnesota and picks up the story with Omakayas…