Melanie Roussel
Is it possible to balance Science and Fiction?
To every math or science teacher whoever caught me writing stories when I was supposed to be learning; please rest assured, I’m...
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MELANIE ROUSSEL FICTION
Melanie Roussel
- Aug 26, 2019
- 2 min
Where do you get your ideas from?
The eternal question asked by and of writers. Where do you get your ideas from? In response to this frequently asked question, the divine...
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Melanie Roussel
- Aug 20, 2019
- 3 min
Why we should still read H. P. Lovecraft
I'm posting this on the 20th of August so Happy Birthday H. P. Lovecraft! H.P. Lovecraft is one of those authors who fall under a strange...
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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. HG Wells, Jules Verne and believe it or not, Voltaire who wrote the proto-science fiction...
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Melanie Roussel
- Aug 5, 2019
- 5 min
When good writing meets good acting
It's often difficult to know if the script is genius, or if sublime acting is carrying it. But it's not hard to know when it's done right...
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Melanie Roussel
- Jul 29, 2019
- 2 min
Review: Relic by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
"You see, when someone says 'it's impossible,' I have this very bad habit - I can't help myself, I immediately contradict that person in...
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Melanie Roussel
- Jul 25, 2019
- 4 min
5 Things do to when you don't want to write
There is currently a heatwave in England. Every weather channel has various diagrams to explain just how toasty it is and invariably...
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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. You’ll see a lot of artwork and...
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Melanie Roussel
- Jul 18, 2019
- 3 min
Neil Gaiman's Sandman is heading to Netflix
Between Doctor Who, Lucifer, American Gods and Good Omens, this is starting to look like the age of Neil Gaiman. Now Gaiman's most...
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Melanie Roussel
- Jul 15, 2019
- 4 min
Science Fiction and Fantasy - call it what it is
I was at a talk with an agent who was regaling us about one of his authors whose book was about to come out. He said the phrase which...
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Melanie Roussel
- Jul 11, 2019
- 4 min
7 Good Omen Easter Eggs!
Who else is still mad for Good Omens? Between watching it a few dozen times, trawling articles online and reading my TV companion, I've...
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Melanie Roussel
- Jul 8, 2019
- 5 min
Why we need the Staunch Book Prize
Like a zombie rising from its grave to take advantage of the Black Friday Sales, it is once again time to witness the fury of people who...
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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. You see or overhear...
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Melanie Roussel
- Jun 28, 2019
- 2 min
Review: Earthman's Burden by Anderson & Dickson
Meet the Hokas!...the most lovable - and the zaniest - characters you'll ever encounter in the entire Universe! Earthman's Burden is a...
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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 10, 2019
- 4 min
Lucifer S4 - Smart as the Devil & Twice as Pretty
Lucifer has been one of my guilty pleasures pretty much since it first aired. Based on the graphic novel series by Neil Gaiman, I was...
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Melanie Roussel
- Jun 3, 2019
- 3 min
Good Omens - Amazon Prime (Review)
After twenty-nine long years, finally, FINALLY, we have our Good Omens screen adaptation. And it's everything we hoped and dreamed it...
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Melanie Roussel
- May 27, 2019
- 3 min
Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
Good Omens is almost upon us! Or, to give the book, written by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, it's full title: Good Omens: The Nice and...
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Melanie Roussel
- May 24, 2019
- 2 min
Review: The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett
As the Amazing Maurice said, it was just a story about people and rats. And the difficult part of it was deciding who the people were,...
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Melanie Roussel
- May 17, 2019
- 3 min
Review: Your Way To Health Journal
I wanted to do something for Mental Health Awareness Week, so in a bit of a departure from what I normally write about, I'm going to talk...
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