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Political Fiction

What Writers Like You Need To Know About Satire, Pastiche, Homage, And Parody

March 11, 2020 by Fred Johnson Leave a Comment

What Writers Like You Need To Know About Satire, Pastiche, Homage, And Parody

Satire, pastiche, homage, and parody – four literary terms subject to frequent misuse. Most readers and writers have some sense of what each word means, but many struggle to pin down the specifics – something about real-world references, humor, and mockery, right? Well, kind of. These four horsemen may describe similar genre conventions and devices, but don’t be fooled: they’re not synonymous. …

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The 4 Golden Rules of Writing Political Fiction

March 2, 2020 by Fred Johnson Leave a Comment

The 4 Golden Rules of Writing Political Fiction

Politics – for some, a fun subject capable of sparking intense, interesting debate. For others, a dry, dull, and confusing thing that your friends fight about when they’re drunk. As anyone who’s read a headline in the past few years will know, we live in politically divided times; in the US especially, politics is downright nasty, with good old intrigue usurped by insults, conspiracies, prejudice, …

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