How NOT to Get a Literary Agent, by Stephen King
I’m coming to the end of my sixth annual read-through of King’s classic work ON WRITING. For any aspiring writer, I consider this book to be must-read material. There is much in this book...
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Here we are, halfway through October, and temperatures in my part of the world (Eastern North Carolina) have been in the 80s (F) all week. What kind of insanity is this? It’s the kind...
Book Review: NIGHT SHIFT by Stephen King
This review was originally posted on Goodreads. I’m re-posting it here for the benefit of my non-Goodreads readers. NIGHT SHIFT is Stephen King’s first published collection of short stories, dating from 1970-1977. Most of...
What’s Up Wednesday: Thanksgiving Edition
It’s the day before Thanksgiving here in the US, so it seems fitting to do a quick stock-take of what’s going on in my world right now. If you want to join in this...
Movie Adaptations of Books: Stephen King’s Thoughts
You may recall at the beginning of January, I shared some thoughts about movie adaptations of books. I won’t re-hash what I said, but I do want to share with you Stephen King’s thoughts...
Book Review: THE STAND by Stephen King
What if an accident in a Department of Defense laboratory unleashed a lethal “super-flu” on the world, killing 99% of the country? What would happen to the survivors? That’s the basic premise for THE...
Book Review: CARRIE by Stephen King
To start off, I want to point out that horror is not my genre of choice. My interest in Stephen King’s writing is as a writer, not because I’m particularly intrigued with the type...
RTW: Book of the Month for January, 2013
It’s that time again! Every month, the YA Highway team ask us to select our favorite read from the past month and write about it for the weekly Road Trip Wednesday meme. Hands down,...
RTW: The Write Kind of Help…
Okay, okay, that’s a bit of a cheesy blog title for this week’s Road Trip Wednesday, but please, my creative energies are all NaNo-focused, so I’m afraid you get the scrapings from the bottom...
Book Review: THE SHINING by Stephen King
I completed my bachelor’s degree in Theology at a secular university in England, not a seminary or Bible college. Because of this, I encountered many students and teachers who did not share my faith,...
