Books and Beyond
Greta van der Rol talks books, spills thoughts on writing, and occasionally sidetracks into the world through her camera lens. Expect stories, reviews, and the odd photo – sometimes all 3 at once.
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Can We Please Retire the Cardboard “Strong Female Character”?
Can we please retire the cardboard “strong female character”?
Not strong women. I love strong women in fiction. Give me women who are capable, brave, clever, difficult, loyal, angry, damaged, funny, ambitious, or thoroughly fed up and read...
When a Door Is Just a Door. Unless It’s Sci-Fi
One of the strange little problems in science fiction is deciding what to call ordinary things.
Not the dramatic stuff. Naming a warship, an alien species, a dangerous religion, or a faster-than-light drive is expected. That’s part of the...
Who Knows What? One of Fiction’s Sneakiest Problems
One of the sneakiest problems in fiction is deciding who knows what.
Not the reader. Not exactly. I mean the characters.
Who saw what happen? Who misunderstood it? Who has the wrong end of the stick and is now waving it about with great c...
Hot Admirals, Alien Pudding Basins, and Other AI Art Adventures
This popped up in my Facebook memories the other day. I wrote it about five years ago, before AI art was a thing.
“I’m at that stage of writing where I’ve got the start, I’ve got an end and a few ideas for the middle (I’m not a plotter). a...
Turning toward the light
Dawn of a new day
Here in Australia, we’re at the winter solstice. The shortest day of the year. The longest night.
If you live in the Northern Hemisphere, of course, it’s the opposite. Midsummer. Long days, warm evenings, probably people...
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Greta van der Rol shares the stories behind her books, thoughts on writing, and glimpses of the world through her camera lens. Expect adventures in fiction, life, and everything beyond the page.
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