Melanie Roussel
Killgrave, Allison & Mind Control
George Orwell's dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four is a classic example, but it turns up in pop culture a lot in the 1950s.
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MELANIE ROUSSEL FICTION
Melanie Roussel
- Aug 20, 2019
- 3 min
Why we should still read H. P. Lovecraft
Lovecraft experienced episodes of parasomnia ‘night terrors’ from the tender age of six.
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Melanie Roussel
- Aug 16, 2019
- 3 min
Hugo Gernsback - another Father of Science Fiction
There are many fathers of science fiction. But it's Hugo Gernsback we must thank for making science fiction the genre it is today.
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Melanie Roussel
- Jul 29, 2019
- 2 min
Review: Relic by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
Only days before a massive exhibition is due to open at the New York Museum of Natural History, there is a brutal series of murders.
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Melanie Roussel
- Jul 25, 2019
- 4 min
5 Things do to when you don't want to write
Here are five alternatives to sitting down at the keyboard which will help the next time you do.
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Melanie Roussel
- Jul 22, 2019
- 3 min
Steampunk: Artificial Limbs
Artificial limbs are probably one of the most iconic and prolific elements of the Steampunk genre.
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Melanie Roussel
- Jul 15, 2019
- 4 min
Disclaiming Science Fiction and Fantasy
That prehistoric literary criticism stifles what authors can do.
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Melanie Roussel
- Jul 11, 2019
- 4 min
7 Good Omen Easter Eggs!
I've got a bunch of new weird and wonderful facts and Easter eggs in this series.
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Melanie Roussel
- Jul 8, 2019
- 5 min
Why we need the Staunch Book Prize
I wasn't surprised to watch people react to the headline without reading the content. Such is the power of FURY.
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Melanie Roussel
- Jul 1, 2019
- 2 min
Where do you find your characters?
I'm a very character-driven writer and reader. I love well-crafted characters. And I've always been a people watcher.
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Melanie Roussel
- Jun 28, 2019
- 2 min
Review: Earthman's Burden by Anderson & Dickson
The protagonist Alexander Jones asks whether human influence has been a good thing for the Hokas.
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Melanie Roussel
- Jun 24, 2019
- 3 min
Steampunk: Where and When
So you’ve decided to write a steampunk story. Where and when do you want to set it? Today, we're looking at where steampunk novels can be...
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Melanie Roussel
- Jun 3, 2019
- 3 min
Good Omens - Amazon Prime (Review)
I'm going to say straight away that I absolutely adored this series. It completely lived up to my expectation and then some.
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Melanie Roussel
- May 27, 2019
- 3 min
Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
Neil Gaiman gave his list of writing 'rules' which in my opinion are the most sensible and useful I've ever read.
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Melanie Roussel
- May 24, 2019
- 2 min
Review: The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett
It's not in the top ten favourites of the Discworld novels, but definitely in the top twenty.
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Melanie Roussel
- May 13, 2019
- 4 min
Tony Stark: MCU's most beautiful arc
Tony Stark is the best-drawn character in the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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Melanie Roussel
- May 6, 2019
- 2 min
Review: Neuromancer by William Gibson
This a book you'll read because it's THE book. Neuromancer by William Gibson is a pillar of cyberpunk fiction.
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Melanie Roussel
- May 4, 2019
- 4 min
May the Fourth: Does it matter who shot first?
In the 1997 re-release of the movie, Greedo shoots first, misses and Han fires back. Fans were furious.
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Melanie Roussel
- Apr 30, 2019
- 3 min
Zombies
Zombies have survived as long as they have is they're a useful stand-in for our fears. As our fears have changed, so have our zombies.
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Melanie Roussel
- Apr 26, 2019
- 2 min
Sophia the Robot and Westworld
The two questions we're going to have to answer are; can A.I. have rights? And is A.I. alive?
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