by Madeleine Rose Jones | Jan 1, 2021 | Cinema, General Fiction, History, literature
How should literature and film depict WWII? What are the problems writers encounter when depicting The Holocaust, The Blitz, Hitler Youth, And Pearl Harbor? WWII remains an interesting topic for writers in the Anglosphere. It’s easy to see why: the impact WWII...
by Madeleine Rose Jones | Dec 11, 2020 | History, literature, Philosophy
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn wrote The Gulag Archipelago. It’s a big book, but the Nobel-Prize winner soaks his words with wisdom and knowledge born from melancholy. When I think of Solzhenitsyn, I get sad. Not because I think he has a sad legacy, or that his life...
by Madeleine Rose Jones | Dec 1, 2020 | Cinema, General Fiction, History, literature
Why are most female characters in contemporary media… dull? The average female character is ‘empowered’ and ‘takes no crap from anyone.’ But she’s as rich as a sponge soaked in mud. There are no intricate flaws, and any danger she’s in: don’t worry, she can get...
by Madeleine Rose Jones | Nov 3, 2020 | History, Personal
Tomorrow is my last class of an undergraduate history degree. It’s been four adventurous years, where I’ve changed majors, had doubts and explored my interests. Yet no matter what occurred, I always came back to history. In my degree, I studied 20th Century European...
by Madeleine Rose Jones | Nov 2, 2020 | History, literature, Writing Tips
Here is a guide to writing historical fiction, that will hopefully inspire or guide you in creating a narrative about the past. Need A Word Processor? I recommend Scrivener, which is what I use to write historical fiction. It’s great for compiling large word...
by Madeleine Rose Jones | Oct 19, 2020 | General Fiction, History, literature
Can you discuss the fantasy genre without mentioning medieval history? That’s unlikely, particularly in a Western context. The fantasy genre uses many medieval motifs, ranging from inns and taverns to knights and chivalry. Those familiar with Lord of the Rings,...
