Runner and storyteller
I picked up Awake a while back while doing research for my next book, set when Dan is 13. The chance to read some short stories showcasing the point of view of LGBTQ teens seemed like a perfect opportunity. And …
James Scott Bell is well-known among writers for his useful, practical wisdom on improving our writing and story structure. Conflict and Suspense is the fourth writing book of his I’ve purchased, the third one I’ve read, and like its predecessors, …
I’m not doing a year-in-review blog post, nor one about predictions for 2012. But one welcome change I’ve been seeing more and more about during the past several weeks is a focus among some indie authors on quality. Robert Bidinotto …
My TBR pile continues to virtually teeter as I add new books, but after reading this excerpt from Scorpio Rising, it’s going on the list.
When I first picked up In Leah’s Wake, it was because I’d gotten to know author Terri Guiliano Long on Twitter. But it was her wonderful writing that kept me from putting the book down before it was done. She …
Thunder and Lightning: Cracking Open the Writer’s Craft by Natalie Goldberg My rating: 5 of 5 stars Thunder and Lightening has been one of the mainstays in my writing collection for more than a decade. I find it impossible to …
Amid all the discussion about the future of publishing, there’s the perennial debate about if print books will ever disappear. I don’t think they will — TV didn’t eliminate radio, and neither one has eliminated newspapers. Online hasn’t done away …