by kingdompen | Jul 18, 2016 | Articles, Characters, Plot
The transition from childhood to adulthood is an important transition that everyone has to make. So it shouldn’t be too surprising to find that this transition is a common motif in literary works. Coming of age stories are staples among children and YA literature,...by Josiah DeGraaf | Jul 15, 2016 | Book Recommendations, Fiction
To Kill a Mockingbird is one of the instant classics of our time. It was first written by Harper Lee in 1960, and has been a staple of high school literature classes ever since, so many of you may have already read it, and those who haven’t have likely at least...by Haley Long | Jul 13, 2016 | Author Interviews
Last year at a writer’s conference I had the pleasure of hearing this creative woman give a few talks on the subject of writing. Given that she is a New York Time’s best-selling author I had to get an interview with her. I introduced myself after one of...by kingdompen | Jul 11, 2016 | Articles, Characters, Plot
There is a theme which abounds across a number of genres. One in which young men are torn from their farms and thrust into events which will change the course of an age, young women rise up to fulfill prophecies, and youths are thrown into conflicts where they must...