by Derya Özkaynak | Nov 12, 2018 | Literature
Do you think that the fairy tales are made for children? You are wrong. You are four times wrong. Tales are not purely fiction. They are constructions through fiction. They are not fairy tales. Their own realities are constructed. You do not have to believe them. They...
by Derya Özkaynak | Nov 12, 2018 | Literature
The White House Family Cookbook (with Executive Chef Henry Haller) “This hefty volume offers an intriguing glimpse of presidential history.” – Publishers Weekly “This is a classic!” – Liz Carpenter, former White House Press...
by Ayşe Özden | Jan 24, 2018 | Literature
There are dozens of books and websites dedicated to the discussion of theme and what it is and isn’t. Theme is one of those components that often gets overlooked, despite the fact that it is the glue that holds a story together! So, what is theme? Well, quite...
by eturesay | May 30, 2017 | Literature
However many books on writing we read, and however many novels we have consumed in our genre, there are still things that we get wrong as new novelists. I know I fall into these traps. I also reviewed a friend’s manuscript the other day and found myself telling...
by eturesay | Feb 29, 2016 | History, Literature
The world’s first-known major gathering of disparate peoples took place twelve thousand years ago in a place called Göbekli Tepe. Hunter-gatherers, these peoples had not yet discovered agriculture and had not yet begun to settle in small towns. We do not know exactly...
