From the great post “Kurt Vonnegut’s 8 Tips on How to Write a Great Story” by Maria Popova on Brain Pickings, here is the list: Use the time of a total stranger in such a way that he or she will not feel the time was wasted. Give the reader at least one character he […]
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Late to the game (as usual), I just found Joel Friedlander’s Monthly e-Book Cover Design Awards. What a great place for authors and publishers to view covers, get ideas, and learn what might be good and not-so-good about their own. I’m hooked. © Jan McClintock of We Need More Shelves
From Booking Through Thursday, I found this question from December 1, 2011 that I’d like to explore: Do you find that your mood affects the things you read? Like, if you’re in a bad mood, do you tend to indulge in reading that will support it or do you try to read things that will
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Each of the following ebooks was free from the Kindle store at Amazon.com. Lodestone Book One: The Sea of Storms by Mark Whiteway Kindle Edition; Genre: Fantasy This is a ‘group quest’ fantasy with the “save the world” goal that in this case is effective and interesting. The technology involved makes more sense than just
Tree of Books by Vladstudio The work of Vlad Gerasimov is whimsical and beautiful, and he is generous with his talent. His web site at Vladstudio.com is full of gorgeous and clever wallpapers for computers and mobile devices, free to download. His high-quality digital downloads are available for a very reasonable subscription, and he’s now
Theodora: Actress, Empress, Whore: A Novel by Stella Duffy; Published by Penguin Group USA; ISBN: 9780143119876; I was immediately drawn to this novel of Theodora, both as fan of historical fiction and as a Christian. Her influence on western civilization and on the development of the church is well documented, but this book was much
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A Human Becoming by Terry Summerlin; Publisher: S E Publishing (July 12, 2005); ISBN: 978-0965966221. This is a fast read but packed full of terrific guidance on dealing with people in everyday life, all wrapped up in a story about a father and son on a cruise. The protagonist, Terry, is based on the author and
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