Tag: Scarlett Drake

  • Third-Act Breakups

    Third-Act Breakups

    The ubiquitousness of the romance third-act breakup is comical. This book got me thinking about what they mean and what to look out for when writing them.

  • Unconditional Love

    Unconditional Love

    Oleander by Scarlett Drake This book was such an unexpected pleasure. It was written as a modern retelling of Great Expectations (Charles Dickens). I am afraid I have to admit to having never read GE (or in fact any Dickens novels) so I can’t really tell you how well it did as an adaptation. But…