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Reading like a writer, part two
I love close reading. There’s something about taking a short passage from a novel or poem and examining its parts that really appeals to the nerd in me. So, last week I put up two passages from two very different novels (but both novels I love) that show dialogue between men. I’m pasting the passages at… Continue reading Reading like a writer, part two
Reading like a writer: Dialogue between men
One thing I’ve learned in my very, very short time as a reviewer, is that it’s much easier to figure out why a story doesn’t work than why it does. Of course, this only holds true with reading other people’s work. I’m often blind as a bat when it comes to my own. So I… Continue reading Reading like a writer: Dialogue between men
How do you write?
For the last week or so, I’ve been struggling to sit my butt down and write. I want to get back in the saddle and send off the first 50 pages of my current work in progress to a contest, and the deadline is ten days away. But it’s taken me three days to scratch… Continue reading How do you write?
Lady Notorious by Jo Beverley
An entertaining set-up followed by a confused ending make LADY NOTORIOUS a disappointing read. Cyn Malloren, army officer and veteran of battles against the French in Canada, is back home in England recovering from fever and desperate for adventure. Fortunately for him, his coach is held up by a highwayman who’s clearly a woman in… Continue reading Lady Notorious by Jo Beverley