j.k. rowling

The latest entry to the Wizarding World franchise has arrived to a muted fanfare. With its predecessor muddying the critical waters, The Secrets of Dumbledore carries a considerable weight on its shoulders. Does it recapture the magic that…

NaNoWriMo It’s almost November, this is disgusting, I know. But November also means that NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) is here again, encouraging aspiring story-tellers to get those words down onto the page. You can sign up to…

My favourite author was a topic I never used to discuss that often. People would list off great names such as Joyce, Dickens, Tolkien, Hemingway, or Twain, and have heated debates about great pieces of literature that I have never read. I…

Raymond Briggs | The Snowman   Graphic novelist Raymond Briggs has been explaining how he created his story of Father Christmas. First of all, he imagined his characters by taking something fantastical and picturing it as completely…