Articles related to "Popular Fiction"

The University of Southern Maine and Seton Hill University now offer low-residency master's degrees in writing genre or popular fiction.

The rise of pulp fiction coincides with the rise of literacy and consumerism. This article outlines the growth of the pulps from the 1920s to the present day.

For novelists who write a variety of genres, here are a few tips for how they can nail down which one(s) to focus on.

Chicana and Latina authors write about diverse topics, but family relationships with all its nuances and issues is a common theme in many of these novels.

Released in 2007 as a movie starring Amy Brenneman and Hugh Dancy, The Jane Austen Book Club started as a modern novel echoing Jane Austen's well-known characters.

Sisters Hannah and Cat couldn't be more different. When Hannah discovers the truth about her past, will her relationship with her sister survive?

In order to craft a more cohesive story, writers should make sure they have these five elements in mind before they start or very soon after they begin writing.

The following article explains the use of The Twilight Saga in teaching junior high social studies and includes suggested reading materials to use in lesson plans.

In popular fiction, every protagonist goes on a journey, whether physical or emotional.

Many of today's ideas of pirates are actually more fiction than fact--here's the truth behind some of the folklore surrounding Caribbean pirates.

Popular media isn't up to providing realistic characters who are disabled, so how can you, as a writer of fiction, do any better? Simple. Just write them as people.

Fans of ABC's hit TV show now have a new way to decipher clues to the mystery island with the introduction of The Lost Book Club.

Ruling out people of the opposite sex deprives a person of 50 percent of the world's best friends.

Forensic Science has become a popular topic of conversation, especially forensic psychology and the art or science of criminal profiling.

A vampire book that subtly comments on social injustices while managing to entertain.

Numbers 26 and 27 in the Eve Dallas series of murder mysteries set fifty years in the future are just as enjoyable--and riveting--as the first one.

An look at how the use of letters, diaries and email exchanges between characters stylize and influence a novel.

Growing popularity of recorded books, long a mainstay of blind education, and advances in digital technology give the sight impaired a wide range of accessible choices.

Cross Country finds detective Alex Cross encounters the worst murder scene he has faced in his life and chases the killers to Africa in an exciting if implausible listen.

Children need adult help to escape victimization, and adults must work together to get bullies under control.

Jonathan Kellerman does not disappoint with Compulsion, the 22nd novel in his mystery series featuring psychologist Alex Delaware and LAPD detective Milo Sturgis.

From medicine to entertainment, many ancient Egyptians did not get the peace they sought after death despite their efforts to preserve their dead.

Science fiction speaks frequently about wormholes and time travel. Einstein's theories allowed for some versions of time and space travel, under certain conditions.

Known primarily for The Great Gatsby and other "jazz age" novels, author F. Scott Fitzgerald actually made his living writing short stories for popular magazines.

The work that goes into a book even before the writing begins can bring benefits giving the writer an edge in today's competitive marketplace.

Here are some tips for making a bland or episodic story more interesting by introducing deep character conflicts.

Although sensational elements of Corelli's text, such as sex and money, were key plot points, Corelli's depiction of the London literary scene is just as provocative.

Nicola's views on literary merit and the scary world we live in.

Brief biography and works of Irish Playwright and Novelist Oliver Goldsmith, whose one play and his only novel are best-known literary classics.

The lower cost of paper and printing during the mid-1800's allowed publishers to offer salacious novels to the newly-literate masses.

Eight novels have been selected for the Richard and Judy Book Club's 2008 Summer Read.

From his first appearance, Superman was a social activist, and this may have been critical to the Man of Steel's ability to turn comics into a billion dollar industry.

Are the judges in your area appointed or elected? If elected, are you sure that special interests are not manipulating your choices?

A Hong Kong-based author who wrote a total of fifteen novels, Jin Yong is often considered the father of the modern Chinese martial arts novel.

Elizabeth Kostova's international bestseller the Historian isn't the only historically based mystery novel out there. Here is a small list of authors to go to next.

Doomsday scenarios and prophesies of a pending apocalypse, said to be revealed in ancient texts, are often exaggerated and taken out of context.

A good novel review offers a plot overview, comments on style and genre, provides an opinion on strengths and weaknesses of the book and gives a recommendation.

Watchmen director Zack Snyder makes the risky move of avoiding big-name stars in favor of actors known for smaller films and supporting roles.

Steven Soderbergh closes the decade as he started it - unconventionally approaching a story loaded with scientific terms and deserving of an Oscar nod for its lead star.

John Polidori's short story "The Vampyre" (1819), based on a fragment by Lord Byron, inspired a wave of vampire fiction that has continued into the modern day.

Young adult novels such as The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and The Book Thief can be used as supplements to teen history lessons on World War II and the Holocaust.

Study skills for undergraduate or post-graduate assignments include preliminary and ongoing literature searches. Written analyses of content make essay creation easier.

With its talons dug deep into Italy's social structure, the Mafia endures; unrelenting, it continues to suckle on those who can afford it least.

Spellingcity.com offers a variety of entertaining ways to practice spelling words. The website includes practice sheets, free online games, and interactive teaching.

Former journalist, editor, writer and administrator of the Man Booker Prize, Ion Trewin, says the key to publishing success is the magical mix of art meeting commerce