PGWH – 7: Further Reading

<-Back to Index <-Previous Chapter THE PEDESTRIAN’S GUIDE TO WRITING HORSES 7: Further Reading Aside from research, it is a good idea to read some books where the author got their horses right. My favorite example is The Horse and His Boy by C. S. Lewis. Even though the horses are Narnian Talking Animals, they are …

The Importance of Endings

NOTE: I wrote this journal some time ago and have been sitting on it. However, this piece in the New Yorker made me realize now is the time to let it out. In her article, Joan Acocella talks about famous novels with bad endings, and postulates about why this is. I’m surprised she never touched …