Xlibris Writing Tips| 3 Tips for Writing Military Fiction
War is one of the great philosophical conundrums of the human experience. While resorting to war is often loathed, it has not stopped writers and filmmakers from creating great works about or involving war. War itself has been reviled, though there are many stories, fictional and historical, about human bravery, brilliance, honor, and even compassion […] READ MORE |
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Xlibris Writing Tips| Writing Action Scenes Pt 2
Xlibris Publishing returns to Writing Action Scenes with part 2. Brevity With some exceptions, it is often recommended you do not bog down your reader with details in an action scene. There can be a serious verbal disconnect if you describe what should be a high-speed chase or an intense fight with too much detail. Strive […] READ MORE |
Xlibris Writing Tips| Writing Action Scenes
Action scenes refer specifically to scenes or sequences dominated by physically demanding actions and manoeuvres. You can find action scenes, whether epic duels, gruelling fistfights, harrowing chases, or others, in almost any genre. Action has been found to be appreciated by both male and female readers, of varying ages. There is a reason people enjoy […] READ MORE |
Xlibris Writing Tips| 6 Tips for Writing Dinosaurs in Fiction
Almost everyone has at some point, especially as children, been fascinated with dinosaurs. There is something about such magnificent lifeforms, unlike near anything in the modern day, and of which we only have limited remains, that captures human imagination. Even their fossils inspire a sense of awe and wonder. Writers and filmmakers have been inspired […] READ MORE |
Xlibris Writing Tips| Forgotten Author: Arthur Machen
Xlibris Publishing celebrates the work of the sadly largely forgotten Arthur Machen. Who is Arthur Machen? Born Arthur Llewelyn Jones in Wales in 1863, Arthur Machen was a prominent writer and mystic between the 1890s and the early 1900s. The rich Celtic, Roman, and Medieval history of his home-county, Monmouthshire, heavily influenced Arthur Machen’s interests […] READ MORE |