Xlibris Writing Tips| 3 Tips for Writing Opening Lines
It has been this writer’s experience, that when it comes to novels, fiction, or books of any stripe or subject-matter, the first sentence, the opening lines can be one of the most difficult yet natural things in world. There is a certain, unquantifiable importance so many writers place upon the Opening Lines. The writer’s capacity […] READ MORE |
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Xlibris Writing Tips| The Space Opera Genre Pt 3
Xlibris Publishing concludes with Part 3 of Xlibris Writing Tips- The Space Opera Genre. Impact Building on the elements of People and Politics brought up in the prior entry, is the spectrum of Impact. This refers to the depth and breadth which events and actions in your narrative affect your setting and the people […] READ MORE |
Xlibris Writing Tips| The Space Opera Genre Pt 2
Xlibris Publishing returns with Part 2 of The Space Opera Genre. The People and the Politics To one degree or another, the narrative of a Space Opera tends to focus anywhere between individual characters- the people- and society at large- the politics- within the setting. In a Space Opera both elements have roles, though […] READ MORE |
Xlibris Writing Tips| The Space Opera Genre
With the recent release of Season 3 of the hit science-fiction series The Expanse, Xlibris has decided to share tips and suggestions for writing your own story within The Space Opera Genre. A sub-genre of science-fiction, Space Opera consists of a combination of space warfare, melodramatic adventure, interplanetary conflict, and risk-taking. Stories within […] READ MORE |
Xlibris Writing Tips| Folklore From Around the World- Slavic Folklore Pt 2
Xlibris Publishing returns with Folklore From Around the World: Slavic Folklore Part 2. Leshy, the Guardian of the Forests A strange and enigmatic figure, even within Slavic folklore, Leshy is the guardian spirit of the forests, and he does not tolerate any trespassers. His names and titles include: “Honourable One of the Forest,” “Forest […] READ MORE |