Victoria Grace Howell

A Book Review of Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis

Buy from Amazon The first book in C. S. Lewis’s acclaimed Space Trilogy, which continues with Perelandra and That Hideous Strength, Out of the Silent Planet begins the adventures of the remarkable Dr. Ransom. Here, that estimable man is abducted by a megalomaniacal physicist and his accomplice and taken via spaceship to the red planet …

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So Your Character is From Brunei … Featuring Iween @ Wendystrucked

It’s time for this week’s So Your Character is … Post! This is a weekly segment where I interview lovely volunteers from around the world to give you a firsthand account of being a citizen of their respective country or having a disability. I’m hoping to encourage international diversity, break stereotypes, and give writers a …

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Robots 101

Robots! They’re one of the best elements of sci-fi! There is such a variety of robots used throughout fiction. Many have become some of the most memorable characters. However, keep in mind that you’re not limited to sci-fi to have them. In Greek mythology, the god Hephaestus invented automatons to help him get around after Hera …

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The Mystery Blogger Award & The Sunshine Blogger Tag

Time to get to more tags that have built up after many months. XD I’m actually almost caught up on them. Look at me go! 😀 Both Sara @ Sara Letourneau’s Website & Blog and E. Rawls @ Author E. E. Rawls tagged me for this one. Thank you! It’s also been a while since I’ve shared …

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So Your Character Is From Vietnam … Featuring Liliana @ Liliana N Bookish Blog

It’s time for this week’s So Your Character is … Post! This is a weekly segment where I interview lovely volunteers from around the world to give you a firsthand account of being a citizen of their respective country or having a disability. I’m hoping to encourage international diversity, break stereotypes, and give writers a …

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Writing Lessons from Video Games: King’s Quest VI Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow: Creating Settings with Character

King’s Quest VI is my favorite game of the King’s Quest series. It has top notch voice actors, an intense plot, and my favorite setting of the games: The Land of the Green Isles. This setting is explored again in King’s Quest IX: The Silver Lining as well! It’s a realm that features five islands …

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So Your Character is From Singapore … Featuring Camillia @ Twenty Three Pages and Jia @ Film & Nuance

It’s time for this week’s So Your Character is … Post! This is a weekly segment where I interview lovely volunteers from around the world to give you a firsthand account of being a citizen of their respective country or having a disability. I’m hoping to encourage international diversity, break stereotypes, and give writers a …

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Necrologies & Debacles: King’s Quest Edition

Villains meet their demises in so many different ways. For some this means death, for others this means an unfortunate incapacitating situation. Writers put a lot of thought into how their antagonist finally fails, but which way is best for your villain? That all depends on so many different circumstances, including audience and genre. This …

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