by LucillTurne | Jan 27, 2021 | Science, Spotlight Blogs
The Coronavirus pandemic we are currently experiencing has been described by politicians as a war, as if the virus was out to kill as many of us as possible, but this is a little misleading. Viruses do not have agendas, and wars are a uniquely Homo Sapiens pursuit;...
by LucillTurne | Oct 5, 2020 | Spotlight Blogs
There are myths and there are mythmakers. Mythmakers do not really create new myths; they create new stories based around the enduring elements of existing, usually ancient mythologies. The reason myths endure is because people need them, in the same way that they...
by LucillTurne | Aug 24, 2020 | Spotlight Blogs
Blog Post: Lucille Turner Q&A with Louise Fein Q&A with Louise Fein Lucille Turner LUCILLE TURNER’s first book, Gioconda, was published by Granta Books in 2011. Gioconda was about the life of Renaissance genius Leonardo da Vinci; it went on to win the...
by LucillTurne | Aug 14, 2020 | Spotlight Blogs
There is a fundamental difference between myth and story. Myths are mostly supernatural; stories are mostly fictional. Myths can generate powerful monsters, and they arise in every culture all around the globe. These mythical monsters are significant, because they are...
by LucillTurne | Jul 8, 2020 | Spotlight Blogs
Writing is a very subjective activity. A writer becomes immersed in the fictional world he or she creates for the time it takes to finish the book, be it a few months or a few years. But however dedicated a writer you are, one of the greatest challenges you face...
