Book Reviews
September 22, 2009
- Despite my love of all things mysterious, many of my favorite books are young adult fantasy and I'm always on the lookout for good ones.Here are some I've found: Fairest Levine, Gail Carson This may be blasphemy, but I wasn't super taken with Ella Enchanted. It wasn't a bad book, it just didn't make me go "Wow". Fairest was much more my speed. I love retold ...
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September 16, 2009
- While most of the world is talking about the new Dan Brown bestseller, Second Wind Publishing, LLC has quietly released another thriller -- Staccato by Deborah J Ledford. You won’t find all the elements that have become Brown’s hallmarks: cartoonish characters, amateurish prose, tin-ear for dialogue, internal inconsistencies. What you will find is a well-written, well-constructed story that ...
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September 15, 2009
- I recently re-discovered the Amelia Peabody books by Elizabeth Peters. I'd read the first one a long time ago, but didn't remember any of the others. (if I read them at all...) I started at the beginning again and I DEVOURED THEM. Mmm... delicious books....Also--for you writers out there--Elizabeth Peters is a fabulous example of what research can do for a book, especially for ...
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September 14, 2009
- I took an informal poll to find out how people discover new authors. (Hmmmm. Wonder why I’m interested in that!) I posted the following on discussion boards on both Goodreads and Facebook:It seems as if there are as many ways of discovering books as there are readers, but I'm curious as to how you choose the books you want to read. Do you go by reviews? By recommendations from friends? Because ...
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September 14, 2009
- ATTENTION ALL LURKERS! As a frequent lurker on other people's blogs, I understand your reluctance to comment. But I really want to know.... What are YOU reading? (Me? I just finished Eternal by Cynthia Leitich Smith. It was awesome.)
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September 11, 2009
- I just posted an interview with fantasy author Jasper Fforde of Thursday Next (series) fame over at Science Fiction and Other ODDysseys. Last week, I interviewed Juliette Wade. Last month it was David Brin and Kevin J. Anderson. Next month I have more great authors lined up. I'll also be off to conventions to hawk my own book, Awesome Lavratt, and have fun with many other SF/F authors I've met ...
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September 11, 2009
- Yes, I did it. I read and I LOVED IT! If you wish to question or revoke my Jane Austen credentials, they are as follows: 1. I've read all of her novels, some of them numerous times.2. I have seen three movie versions of Pride and Prejudice, two movie versions of Emma, two movie versions of Sense and Sensibility, as well as movie versions of both Mansfield Park and Persuasion. 3. I ...
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September 4, 2009
- Well, couple of rejections this week (Tin House, who held on to my story for 6 months while others were being rejected, so that was some consolation, despite the form rejection!), but cheered, as always, by this month's Short Review. What's in it, you ask?? In this month's issue, we bring you false relations, damaged goods, repetition patterns, quick repair, stories like donut ...
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August 31, 2009
- Even though my blog, Market My Novel, is primarily for authors, several individuals search for information outside the writing realm.One of the top search requests is how to become a virtual book tour host. For those who don't know, virtual book tours are an increasingly popular way for authors to connect with readers and fans through blogs and social media. A blogger interviews an author, or ...
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August 31, 2009
- This past weekend, it was so miserably hot here in California--sweat-trickling-down-your legs hot, mind-numbing hot, three-shower-a-day hot-that my son was reminded of China...although China was more humid. Visiting friends and relatives in China/Japan was where we spent our summer. China was so dynamic—one day always felt like two...or three. (And that wasn't just because we had sun-induced ...
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