Ms. Erdritch has always been my favorite Native American novelist. She has a talent for bringing to the page… Read more THE NIGHT WATCHMAN by Louise Edritch
Category: READING FOR WRITERS BLOG
REVIEW: EDITH WHARTON on THE WRITING OF FICTION (1925)
I’m glad I read this book, which is well-written and researched but truly an artifact of its age. Much of… Read more REVIEW: EDITH WHARTON on THE WRITING OF FICTION (1925)
PREFECTURE D (4 Novellas) by Hideo Yokoama JAPANESE POLICE PROCEDURALS
First published in Japan in 1998 and translated into English in 2019. “Work will be work, home will be… Read more PREFECTURE D (4 Novellas) by Hideo Yokoama JAPANESE POLICE PROCEDURALS
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 FIGHTING WORDS by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
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 THE RAMPART TRILOGY BOOK 1:
NEIL GAIMAN’S THE GRAVEYARD BOOK (2008) AND RUDYARD KIPLING’S THE JUNGLE BOOK (1894)
A BORROWED PLOT. Apart from similar titles, the links between these two wonderful novels are many, including the detailed descriptions… Read more 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
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 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