Hooboy, have I got a good one for you this month. Thanks to the recommendation of a friend (hat tip to Marie), mystery writer, Tana French, as been on my TBR list for quite a while now. French has eight novels and to be honest, I picked one at random. By the end of chapter one of The Trespasser, I did a little research and wasn’t at all surprised to
I’ve had an idea rattling around in my head for a while now, and the more I think about it, the more I’m convinced it’s true. The idea is this: everything is story. That’s a pretty bold statement. You could argue that I’m biased because I’m in the business of story, and you wouldn’t be wrong. However, it’s exactly because I’m in this business that I can see the stories
It’s the spooky season and for this month’s book club recommendation, I ask that you keep an open mind. When it comes to horror stories, people either love them or hate them. For years I thought horror stories were simply bloodbaths that relied on spectacle to gross people out. I can’t deny that some of them involve a bunch of blood and guts being splashed around, but there’s so much
I’ve been debating whether I should write this. Not because I think I’m wrong, but because I think it will be interpreted as angry, or ungrateful, or petulant. Then I looked at my window that needs fixing and my kitchen door that needs replacing, and I realized that this is exactly the article I should write because it epitomizes what a writer’s life is all about. I have to call
If you’re looking for a Kate Hudson/Matthew McConaughey romcom in a book, Beach Read by Emily Henry, is for you. During lockdown, for my recreational reading I’ve been craving stories that provide entertainment and escape. For me, that’s primarily whodunnits, but rather than bombard you with one mystery after another, I thought this month I’d find a love story because that’s another genre people like to escape into. Right off
This isn’t what I was planning to talk about. I’d intended to write something uplifting about getting back on track after the COVID-19 derailment that we’ve all be dealing with. Then my cat, Sophia, hopped onto my bed. This blog is designed to give you a little peek into what a writer’s life is actually like. True, lockdown has given you a taste of it. You’ve been working from home
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