Tag: beautiful writing

by M. Bijman October 28, 2025

Art artist Review of Illustrated Book Review of Literary Graphic Novel Review of new book

This is a keeper: “Always Remember”

Charlie Mackesy’s first book, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, published in 2019, is special. It isContinue Reading

by M. Bijman September 15, 2025

Backstories Discussion of writing style

One line that speaks volumes

Here is a line in a letter that the famous author Katherine Mansfield wrote on Aug. 25, 1915: “This isContinue Reading

by M. Bijman May 7, 2025

Discussion of writing style Historical texts

How can something sad also be beautiful?

I have lots of quotes from songs, poems and novels floating about in my head, probably taking up space thatContinue Reading

by M. Bijman April 25, 2025

Discussion of writing style romance Romances and Love Stories

Beautiful and tragic – “…A deathless song”

There are many wonderful love stories. There are fewer love stories that are also tragedies. Here are the words, writtenContinue Reading

by M. Bijman July 6, 2018

Best of 2018 Constructed World Novel Discussion of genre Discussion of writing style Review of new book Review of new science fiction Review of science fiction

High calibre writing – Arm of the Sphinx, by Josiah Bancroft

Some writers write so clearly, elegantly and expressively that reading their words is like drinking a glass of the bestContinue Reading

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