Write Your Book In A Flash by Dan Janal published by TCK Publishing is intended to guide professionals through writing a business-oriented non-fiction book, but has many useful tips for fiction writers as well. I recommend this book for everyone who is thinking about writing a book. Why I picked it up: I received an emailContinue reading “Craft Book Review: Write Your Book In A Flash by Dan Janal”
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Craft Book Review: How to Write a Novel Using the Snowflake Method by Randy Ingermanson
How to Write a Novel Using the Snowflake Method (Advanced Fiction Writing) (Volume 1) by Randy Ingermanson takes the unique tact of telling a story to teach storytelling. Why I picked it up: I liked the approach of building your novel in repeating smaller forms like a fractal. I wanted to see how he usedContinue reading “Craft Book Review: How to Write a Novel Using the Snowflake Method by Randy Ingermanson”
D is for Duende and a Double Dose of Dufresne
duende: noun – 1. a goblin; demon; spirit 2. charm; magnetism Bonus word: dejecta: noun – feces; excrement Azalea Petals It was a shame to cover up those voluptuous curves in that floral tent of a mumu such a contrast to the white hood and robe silently hanging in the padlockedContinue reading “D is for Duende and a Double Dose of Dufresne”
B is for Banausic and Bickham – Craft Book Review: Jack M. Bickham Double Feature
banausic: adjective – relating to or concerned with earning a living; utilitarian; mechanical; practical. Not operating on a refined or elevated level; mundane. Today’s NaPoWriMo theme was the I, or the speaker of the poem. I thought it tied in well with witness testimony which I am studying in an online forensic psychology class throughContinue reading “B is for Banausic and Bickham – Craft Book Review: Jack M. Bickham Double Feature”
Craft Book Review: Story Fix
Story Fix: Transform Your Novel from Broken to Brilliant by Larry Brooks is intended to help authors “reinvigorate” rejected novels, but I found it lacking in tangible instruction and full of discouragement. Why I picked it up: I was looking through Writing Voice: The Complete Guide to Creating a Presence on the Page and EngagingContinue reading “Craft Book Review: Story Fix”
Craft Book Review: The Magic Words by Cheryl B. Klein
The Magic Words: Writing Great Books for Children and Young Adults by Cheryl B. Klein is a great book for writers who are ready to take their manuscript to the next level. As an editor for Scholastic, Cheryl has experience that makes her an authority on the subject of revision and editing MG and YAContinue reading “Craft Book Review: The Magic Words by Cheryl B. Klein”
Interview with Richard C. White about his new book Harbinger Of Darkness!
Some of you may remember way back before #Writober started, I asked What are you planning for #Writober? Back then, a million years ago, I mentioned that I planned to do Readers Imbibing Peril XII’s Peril in the First. I listed the books I planned on reading and half of those have changed, but IContinue reading “Interview with Richard C. White about his new book Harbinger Of Darkness!”
Summer Book Bingo 2: Adventures with A Good Book
In my last post, I told you about all the fun squares/book choices of the Seattle Summer Book Bingo. One of those squares said to get a recommendation from an independent bookseller, so I headed over to A Good Book in Sumner, WA to see what they could recommend. Recommendations When I mentioned to the dark-haired,Continue reading “Summer Book Bingo 2: Adventures with A Good Book”
Whisper by Christopher Bailey: a YA page turner.
I had an Amazon gift-card, so I treated myself to a copy of Whisper by Christopher Bailey and I’m glad I did. Like Chris’s other novels I’ve read, Without Chance and The Crystal Key (Starjumper Legacy, Book 1), it is a page turner. Christopher Bailey definitely knows how to keep me reading to the end.Continue reading “Whisper by Christopher Bailey: a YA page turner.”
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