Hornblower: The movies that were better than the books & how they did it {Part 2}

So last week we talked about Hornblower’s awesomeness with character development. And now we’re back. Yes, more Hornblower plot rambles. Let’s do this. So. Another thing that the Hornblower show absolutely nails is plot complexity. (Yeah, I know we talked character last week and most everyone is “plot or characters”. But this show nailed both.… Read More Hornblower: The movies that were better than the books & how they did it {Part 2}

Hornblower: The movies that were better than the books & how they did it {Part 1}

Well. Today we’ll be talking about characters and the craft of writing. Also a lot of Horatio Hornblower. Bummer. Everyone knows how much I hate all of those topics. So this is something I’ve had rattling around in my head for a while and hey, look at me, I actually got it down into a… Read More Hornblower: The movies that were better than the books & how they did it {Part 1}

Birthday Fireworks (Horatio Hornblower & Captain America Fanfics)

Well, by my reader’s explosion of patriotic posts, I suppose it’s the 4th of July. Whoop! *fireworks and stuff* Anyway, guess what I did for the holiday? If you guessed “well, Rosey… I think you watched Horatio Hornblower and wrote fanfiction until your hand hurt” then you (while you guess random and crazy things) are… Read More Birthday Fireworks (Horatio Hornblower & Captain America Fanfics)