Fiction – Page 2 – Bounds Green Book Writers

Historical fiction: Die, Die, Die

Continuing our historical fiction theme, in this week’s instalment, an ancient Briton fights the Roman invaders.

Historical fiction: The Jews’ Garden

Continuing our theme of historical fiction, we’ve been trying our hands at writing our own. First up, Elaine Graham-Leigh on young love in a time of medieval antisemitism.

Historical fiction: Bringing the past to life, seeing the world through your protagonist’s eyes

‘The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.’ So said Lao Tzu 1450 years ago, and the experience of every novelist since then has illustrated it.

Examples of flash fiction continued

Elaine Graham-Leigh channels an Anglo-Saxon woman remembering a local battle.

Examples of flash fiction

Susie Helme imagines a victim of slavery getting her own back.

Writing advice blog: compelling flash fiction

Susie Helme Flash fiction is a genre of fiction which is short and quick. It is defined as a very short story of under 500 words (or whatever wordcount is specified) which encapsulates an entire story. It is not just a scene, but rather is structured, with a beginning, middle and end, and it hasContinue reading “Writing advice blog: compelling flash fiction”

Trying our hand at suspense

Elaine Graham-Leigh Now that we’ve analysed some examples of suspense, we in Bounds Green Book Writers have been trying our hand at creating our own. Below is Elaine Graham-Leigh’s attempt at a visit to a haunted house – see if you can spot some of the techniques we’ve discussed. There will be more to come!Continue reading “Trying our hand at suspense”