Category: Books
Book Review: WORDSMITHY by Douglas Wilson
Of the making of many writing books there is no end, Ecclesiastes almost says. And the Preacher would have been correct in this assessment if he had made it. There are approximately eighteen squajillion...
Book Review: SAVE THE CAT! WRITES A NOVEL by Jessica Brody
Based on Blake Snyder’s famous (and very useful) SAVE THE CAT! books, Jessica Brody does for novelists what Snyder did for screenwriters. Just as Snyder identified a number of “beats” that every good movie...
40 Years in the Making
This week, I’m celebrating the achievement of a goal that has been 40 years in the making. Let me explain. From a very young age, I’ve been fascinated with English history, particularly the English...
Book Review: FUNNY YOU SHOULD ASK by Barbara Poelle
Written in the style of an “Agony Aunt” or “Dear Abby” column, FUNNY YOU SHOULD ASK tackles common questions writers have about writing and publishing. Topics include whether to post teasers of your first...
Book Review: GOD, GREED, AND THE (PROSPERITY) GOSPEL by Costi W. Hinn
If you are at all familiar with American televangelists, Word-Faith, and “prosperity” preachers, the author’s last name might ring a bell. Costi Hinn is, in fact, the nephew of the (in)famous health-and-wealth preacher Benny...
Book Review: ONE OF US HAS TO GO by Katja Schulz
Drawn together as young classmates, Finja and Sonja fast became soulmates. They provide each other with a safe haven when everyone else hurts them or lets them down. Whether its parents, friends, or life...
Book Review: THE BEATLES: TUNE IN (ALL THESE YEARS, VOL. 1) (Extended Special Edition) by Mark Lewisohn
Yet another book about The Beatles? There are literally hundreds of books, maybe thousands, about the Fab Four. What’s so special about this one? I think that’s a perfectly legitimate question, and one that...
Book Review: S./SHIP OF THESEUS by J. J. Abrams, Doug Dorst, and V. M. Straka
SHIP OF THESEUS tells the story of “S,” a man with amnesia trying to discover his identity and becoming embroiled in a much larger plot along the way. He meets a woman in a...
North Carolina’s Emerging Writers: An Anthology of Fiction
Just a quick reminder that today is the official release date for the North Carolina’s Emerging Writers fiction anthology. Why should you care? Well, first, it’s an anthology of short fiction stories, so what’s...
