Theme Articles

As of this Saturday, I’ve been reviewing submissions at Kingdom Pen for four years. During this time, I have seen several trends in content that’s submitted for publication.Few are as prevalent as allegories.Roughly half our...

By Gabrielle PollackCharacter arcs are bothersome.Let me clarify: creating character arcs is bothersome. Character arcs in and of themselves are terrific; they aid with theme, character development, and the execution of vital plot...

My favorite sci-fi stories always seem to be tight. The sci-fi elements, the characters, the world, and the theme are all closely intertwined. Whether the stories are relatively small scale (the movie Arrival) or full-blown...

By Daeus LambAs much as I appreciate saying “you” instead of “thou,” I can't help feeling that modern English has lost some of the richness our language once possessed. The word awful is a prime example. Today we use it to mean...