With skilful storytelling, the authors of the Burn the Sky duology have crafted a captivating narrative that pulls readers into a vibrant world full of excitement and adventure, creating a compelling reading experience.
We don’t always get to pick when life hits pause. But even when you’re stuck resting, the mind doesn’t stop wandering. And if you’re wired anything like me, it always drifts toward projects. So, while I was horizontal and contemplating my life choices, my brain wandered to other projects; the kind you can do in your pyjamas, with one eye open.
A few years ago, when I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do after leaving a stressful job, I started university, where I learned more about writing and pushed myself to become the author people would love to read. So, interspersed between other blog posts, I will post my assignments, tutor comments, and scores
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When it came time to decide which of the two I would expand into a larger piece, the choice was unexpectedly difficult. Writing about my friend would have been meaningful, but the limitation of just 1,000 words felt like a disservice. Her life deserves more than a word count cap. Out of respect, I chose instead to expand on Wells’s character and write a fanfiction piece featuring the Time Traveller.
That gave me freedom: a freedom to invent, to experiment, and to engage with Wells’s world without worrying about compressing or oversimplifying a real person’s experiences.
The challenge then became stylistic. I had to keep close to Wells’s 19th-century voice while making it accessible to a modern reader. That tension shaped how I wrote dialogue, how I described scenes, and even how I played with etymology.