This is the difficult part of writing book reviews. Sometimes, you just don’t care for a book. I’m sad to say that this was my experience after finishing The Blood Upon the Rose by Tim Vicary. The story was interesting, and…
Me and my writing life
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Yearly Archives: 2012
Review: Blood Upon the Rose by Tim Vicary
Tagged with: Andrew Butler, book review, England, History of Ireland, Ireland, irish independence, Irish Republican Army, Michael Collins, Northern Ireland, Sinn Féin, tim vicary
Posted in Book review, Didn't like at all
Posted in Book review, Didn't like at all
Rules for writing anything
“The greater part of the world’s troubles are due to questions of grammar.” – Michel de Montaigne, The Complete Essays Ok, so I know grammar isn’t the most popular topic in the world. I don’t think it ever has been, in fact.…
Tagged with: Grammar, Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing, Language, rules, Style Guides, Writers Resources, writing
Posted in Grammar
Posted in Grammar
Review: Touching the Clouds by Bonnie Leon
Looking for a good Christian historical fiction novel? I’d say this would be a good one to try. Set in the 1930s, Touching the Clouds: A Novel (Alaskan Skies) takes you back to that time period, where even during the Great…
Tagged with: Alaska, Alaskan Skies, aviation, Goodreads, Great Depression, historical fiction, mail delivery, mail route
Posted in Book review, Good
Posted in Book review, Good
Review: Fairest by Gail Carson Levine
Last week, I finished Fairest by Gail Carson Levine. I was a huge fan of Ella Enchanted (the book, not the movie). Levine created a fantastically new version of the Cinderella fairy tale (which was my favorite growing up) in Ella Enchanted, and…
Tagged with: books, Cinderella, Ella Enchanted, Fairest, fairest by gail carson levine, Fairy tale, Gail Carson Levine, Goodreads, musical, newbery honor, Snow White
Posted in Book review, Excellent
Posted in Book review, Excellent
Why choosing the right color for things is important
I’ve been absent from my blog for a little while lately, the reason being that I bought and moved into a house! Yes, I am now a homeowner. Along with figuring out where I wanted to put everything in my…
Tagged with: accent color, Color, Color preferences, Color wheel, design tips, Paint, twitter, writing tips
Posted in Intrigues, Writing tips
Posted in Intrigues, Writing tips
Self-publishing equals lazy?
Recently I read a story on The Guardian about the reaction to Sue Grafton‘s accusation that self-publishing equals laziness. Well, actually, she said: ” ‘…that’s as good as admitting you’re too lazy to do the hard work.’ The self-published books…
Tagged with: Adam Croft, Guardian, Publishing, self publishers, Self-publishing, Sue Grafton, traditional publishing, writing
Posted in notes
Posted in notes
Story of my not noticing details
I was sitting in a Golden Corral restaurant, holding the table while my mom and brother were up getting food. I hadn’t been sitting for more than a couple minutes when a lady walked up to me with our drinks,…
Tagged with: details, Golden Corral, memory, Sherlock Holmes, writing, Writing Exercises
Posted in Intrigues, Writing tips
Posted in Intrigues, Writing tips
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