Ebooks have brought about a resurgence of serialized fiction. As in Ye Olden Days when newspapers published novels a chapter at a time to keep their readership coming back, many digital publishers (indie and otherwise) are opting to release stories in bite-sized portions.
This is great. This is fun. This is good…except when it isn’t. Continue reading
When I started this blog in the summer of ’11, I didn’t expect choosing books for review to be a difficult task. After all, I’ve been picking books to read since I was five years old! If anything, I expected … Continue reading
t’s the season for award shows, so I thought it would be fun to nominate our favorite fictional sidekicks – you know, the wacky and wonderful characters who make the protagonist appear smarter, kinder, stronger, or whatever? Continue reading
I was reminded of the importance of “Genre bending” when I got sick during the holidays and spent a week in bed. I was exhausted and miserable, and randomly picked up “Talk Me Down” by Victoria Dahl, a story that … Continue reading
Deadlines and I have a love-hate relationship – as in, I love to hate them…but they generally DO kick me into gear. Once I commit to a deadline, my perfectionist nature does not allow me to QUIT. This is good … Continue reading
If you’ve dabbled at all in writing, you’ve probably come across the following advice – Read Read often. Read genres you love; read genres you hate. Read books you wish you could write. Read books you’d never write. Just READ. … Continue reading
This topic is a result of my NaNoWriMo adventures – turns out my heroine has a bit of a potty-mouth. *tsk, tsk* I’m letting her loose for now, but will probably have to clean things up a bit when I … Continue reading
This is one of those topics where I *might* be guilty of going a bit crazy with the analysis. Still, I see the labels “dystopia” and “post-apocalypse” tossed around haphazardly – something I’m guilty of myself – and thought it … Continue reading
This is one of those story elements that is hardly noticeable when it works well, but is a huge, glow-in-the-dark flaw when it doesn’t… Good Fictional Dreams: Are clearly identified as a dream from the start. (I *hate* reading a … Continue reading
