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One Thousand and One Nights and The Ultimate Storytelling Powers
A monster sits upon the throne of India and Indochina; jilted and hateful he marries a new bride...
How Raymond Chandler mastered his craft and rescued his life
Whenbbut In LA in the early 1930s, around 2000 people are arriving in the city per week. Driven by...
Blackledge Falling Discography
Blackledge Falling Discography (visit on Bandcamp) Demonstration One. 2012. Limited run...
Allie Ambient on the musical journey of Blackledge Falling, so far
In April 2023, Aberdonian outfit Blackledge Falling released its first album, following in the...
Learning the craft in the plays of Sam Shepard
It’s a sweltering night in a modest Southern Californian home. The sound of coyotes and crickets...
Interview with Deborah Masson – award-winning crime writer
Award-winning Scottish writer Deborah Masson talks about her rapid fire journey into being a published and award winning crime writer.
Inside The Brave New World of Self- Publishing – Interview With Neha Yazmin
Neha Yazmin. — Author, Blogger, Ex-Investments pro, psychology grad, mum of 1. To this, I would...
Storytelling Devices From Émile Zola
Around 100 years before we had met the serial killer, Dexter, the French novelist Emile Zola gave...
Stories within a Story: Spending Time with Shakespeare’s B Characters
Here I look at the stories of three B-characters in Shakespeare’s plays: Henry IV, King Lear and Hamlet. In these examples, I would say that the B characters are as interesting and exciting as the leading players.
Using Creative Courage To Challenge the Status Quo
The story of fighter pilot John Boyd and how he challenged the status quo with creative courage.
