A Five-Star Review of PREFECTURE D (4 Novellas) by Hideo Yokoyama (First published in Japan in1998 and translated into English… Read more OWN-VOICES: JAPANESE POLICE PROCEDURALS
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OWN-VOICES: REVIEW OF FIGHTING WORDS by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
We’ve had THE COLOR PURPLE, THE BLUEST EYE, and PUSH. Now a slice of the underbelly of inadequate families for… Read more OWN-VOICES: REVIEW OF FIGHTING WORDS by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
LOGLINES FOR KIDS’ STORIES
LOGLINE CONSTRUCTION PER SCBWI In one sentence, convey the setting and central plot and hook the reader. WHO: don’t use… Read more LOGLINES FOR KIDS’ STORIES
5-STAR READ: THE RAMPART TRILOGY BOOK 1:
THE BOOK OF KOLI by M. R. Carey I am impressed no end by the world-building in this novel. I… Read more 5-STAR READ: THE RAMPART TRILOGY BOOK 1:
FIVE STAR LESSON ON HOW TO SNAG A PLOT: NEIL GAIMAN’S THE GRAVEYARD BOOK (2008) AND RUDYARD KIPLING’S THE JUNGLE BOOK (1894)
Apart from similar titles, the links between these two wonderful novels are many, including the detailed descriptions of two wildly… Read more FIVE STAR LESSON ON HOW TO SNAG A PLOT: NEIL GAIMAN’S THE GRAVEYARD BOOK (2008) AND RUDYARD KIPLING’S THE JUNGLE BOOK (1894)
FIVE STAR AND ONE STAR DIALECTS:
The Gotham Writers’ Workshop’s WRITING FICTION (2003): “Dialect is like walking on eggshells—tread carefully. It’s tough to do well, and… Read more FIVE STAR AND ONE STAR DIALECTS:
FIVE STAR REVIEW OF WRITING HOW-TO WITH ROY PETER CLARK
WRITING TOOLS (10th edition) by ROY PETER CLARK I was totally amazed by the comprehensiveness of this paperback book (it is… Read more FIVE STAR REVIEW OF WRITING HOW-TO WITH ROY PETER CLARK
FIVE STARS FOR INTIMACY: A CRITICAL READ OF SALLY ROONEY’S NORMAL PEOPLE
NORMAL PEOPLE (Faber and Faber 2018) While Sally Rooney’s novel is in no way derivative, she appears to have fashioned… Read more FIVE STARS FOR INTIMACY: A CRITICAL READ OF SALLY ROONEY’S NORMAL PEOPLE
HOW TO BE A BETA READER: pun intended
SO WHAT IS A BETA CRITIQUE? IT IS NOT A ROMAN ARENA FOR A THUMBS UP OR THUMBS DOWN. Agents… Read more HOW TO BE A BETA READER: pun intended
GAIA: 5 STAR BOOK REVIEW
NOVACENE: THE COMING OF AGE OF HYPERINTELLIGENCE BY JAMES LOVELOCK (with Bryan Appleyard) Penguin, London, 2019 Let me begin by… Read more GAIA: 5 STAR BOOK REVIEW