Category: Realistic Fiction

by M. Bijman November 22, 2022

A peculiar Pandora’s Box – Red Milk, by Sjón

Sjón’s latest book, Red Milk, came out in English on Sept 21, 2022 and I got it as soon asContinue Reading

by M. Bijman October 21, 2020

crime fiction Current events Discussion of writing style Modern fiction psychology Realistic Fiction Review of modern fiction Review of new book Review of Thriller

Imagining the thoughts of a mass shooter – Parabellum, by Greg Hickey

Sometimes a new book comes out of which the plot or theme feels unimportant or irrelevant. But sometimes global eventsContinue Reading

by M. Bijman June 12, 2020

Backstories CanLit Creative Process Detective fiction Discussion of genre Discussion of writing style List of similar books Mysteries and Thrillers Published books Realistic Fiction

Real World Meets Realism – Devil’s Run, by Gordon Mohs (Part 3 of 3)

In this post I continue looking into the subject of factual accuracy in Fiction, and specifically Realistic Fiction and theContinue Reading

by M. Bijman June 5, 2020

Backstories Discussion of genre Literary analysis Realistic Fiction

Real World Meets Realism – Is It Fact or Fiction? (Part 2 of 3)

In this post I continue looking into the subject of factual accuracy in Fiction, and specifically Realistic Fiction and theContinue Reading

by M. Bijman May 22, 2020

Backstories Creative Process Discussion of writing style Realistic Fiction

Real World Meets Realism – Will the Real Robinson Crusoe Please Stand Up? (Part 1 of 3)

This month’s site header (below) is of a painting called The Tooth Extractor, by Dutch artist Theodoor Rombouts (1597–1637), in theContinue Reading

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