Xlibris Author| James E. Merl, Chicago 1871 Pt 2
Xlibris Publishing returns with James E. Merl, author of Chicago 1871. Which influences have inspired you, with regard to your writing style and your book itself? I would say my biggest influence as far as my writing style has to be given to Willy Vlautin. I was having a hard time writing in […] READ MORE |
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Xlibris News| Graphic Novel on Longlist for 2018 Man Booker Prize
Xlibris Publishing shares some literary news. For the first time, the longlist for the Man Booker Prize will include a graphic novel. Nick Drnaso’s Sabrina follows the story of a young woman’s disappearance and the unsettling effect of the following 24-hours news cycle. Sabrina will compete against Michael Ondaatje’s Warlight, ahead of such previous winners […] 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 |
Xlibris Author| James E. Merl, Chicago 1871
Xlibris Publishing introduces James E. Merl, author of Chicago 1871. About Your Book and Yourself: Who is the author “behind” the book? My name is James E. Merl, I am currently a truck driver and live in Northeast Washington State with my wife and two daughters. We moved here from California 18 years […] READ MORE |
Xlibris Writing Tips| Writing the Anti-Villain
Previous entries of Xlibris Writing Tips provided suggestions for writing and understanding antiheroes. In this entry, Xlibris Publishing explores the opposite, the Anti-Villain. Usually playing the role of antagonist, the anti-villain does not fit the usual mold for a villain. Whether it is through actions, goals, or even demeanor, the anti-villain subverts expectations readers […] READ MORE |