Philip Pullman and Michael Rosen talk about language and writing

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Overview

Wonderful discussion between Philip Pullman and Michael Rosen about writing, including chosing names for characters, simplifying or not simplifying language, and the narrator's voice. As this is on BBC iPlayer I am not sure how accessible it is for everyone.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04xp4wn

In a city full of unstable magic, bad ideas can lead to great rewards, and the senior students at the Academy of Mages have the worst ideas of all. Merrick Fitzroy, undoubtedly the heaviest mage who ever lived, thinks his particularly bad idea might just change the world and make him rich, provided he doesn’t melt his own face off in the process. Dogged at every turn by guild enforcers, unwelcome guests, and some hideous, unreasonable creature bent on his demise, Merrick plods along the razor’s edge between glory and disaster. Science and sorcery collide in an irreverent fantasy romp that asks all the important questions like, “Who the hell set the school on fire?”

Drudge Work, a fantasy novel written by bossfearless.

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Author:: Roxy

First Release:: Sep 14, 2017

Last Update:: Sep 14, 2017

Category:: General Resources

All-Time Rating:: 0/5, 0 ratings

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