by Madeleine Rose Jones | Feb 15, 2021 | Writing Tips
Outlining a novel doesn’t have to be painful. After years of trying and failing to outline novels, I finally succeeded in 2020. Not only did I create a solid blueprint for my novel, but from it, I wrote a full-length novel. You can too! Here’s my trusted...
by Madeleine Rose Jones | Feb 11, 2021 | stories
What choice would you have made? Julia is a new short story from Madeleine Rose Jones. Inspired from a moment in ‘Ordinary Men’, Christopher Browning’s unflinching depiction of war, ‘Julia’ is not an easy read. Nonetheless, I hope you...
by Madeleine Rose Jones | Feb 8, 2021 | History
If you could go back in time, what era would you go to? Would you want to see the future in 200 years’ time? If you could kill Hitler as a baby, would you? Although time travel does not exist, it is a key feature of speculative fiction and dinner time conversations....
by Madeleine Rose Jones | Feb 5, 2021 | Liberty
Who will save the publishing industry? I’ve complained about the current state of literature. My frustration with an overwhelmingly ‘progressive, female, city-dweller’ industry is well established. While I stand by my comments, there is a need for...
by Madeleine Rose Jones | Feb 1, 2021 | History
Romanticism refers to a distinct art movement from the late 18th century onwards. In this post, you will read about the key traits of Romanticism (in particular, literature) and the motivations behind the many writers, composers and painters. How To Define Romanticism...
by Madeleine Rose Jones | Jan 29, 2021 | History, Philosophy
Salvator Mundi by Leonardo Da Vinci (authorship issues aside) is a gorgeous painting. The technical details are marvellous, but most of all, Salvator Mundi is a canvas of mysteries. I look at it, and struggle to discern Leonardo Da Vinci’s intention or meaning....
by Madeleine Rose Jones | Jan 25, 2021 | Cinema, Harry Potter, History, literature, Philosophy
The Harry Potter series by J.K Rowling sold over 500 million copies, has a dedicated fanbase and many film adaptions. But why? What is it about the Wizarding World that makes it so popular? When explaining the popularity of Harry Potter, it is tempting to assume...
by Madeleine Rose Jones | Jan 22, 2021 | History
Dracula existed, and his name was Vlad The Impaler. Of course, the real Dracula did not lurk in a ghost-ridden castle and suck the blood of virgins. No. Vlad The Impaler was more terrifying than the folklore of horror fiction. In this post, you’ll read about...
by Madeleine Rose Jones | Jan 19, 2021 | Liberty
The mask is off. ‘No Book Deals For Traitors’ is a letter directed to big, American publishing houses to not publish any upcoming memoir by the US president, Donald J. Trump. The letter details his ‘crimes’: caging children, not believing and...
by Madeleine Rose Jones | Jan 14, 2021 | Liberty
Last week, after an attack on the Capitol, publishing giant Simon & Schuster pulled a book contract with Senator Josh Hawley. The publishing house, often referred to as one of the ‘big five’, left this comment on Twitter: pic.twitter.com/NdIkmGbCFI...
