It’s WWW Wednesday. This meme is from shouldbereading. I’m a slow reader and don’t have a lot of reading for myself time. I also have numerous books going at one time–a different one stashed by each sitting place. So I … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: July 2013
Welcome back to The Author’s Alphabet. You can read earlier posts here. Each week, I’ll be posting another letter of the alphabet, selecting a word that starts with that letter, and sharing my view of what that word means to … Continue reading
Editor Jessica Faust at BookEnds Literary Agency blogged a few years ago on “How I Edit,” ending with these words: As far as I’m concerned you can run with my suggestions or you can ignore them altogether and go off … Continue reading
The As You Wish Series, Vol. 1-3 by Mindy Klasky This omnibus (“three-in-one”) edition includes the first three volumes of the series. The As You Wish Series shows what can go wrong when a magic lamp, a wish-granting genie, and … Continue reading
Kidnapped, tortured, betrayed by his brothers whom he loved, the heir of the Golden Empire has lost everything but his life. His only hope is a chance encounter, a wandering priest from the Empire of the Sun. But the priest … Continue reading
A Story from the World of The Hound and the Falcon by Judith Tarr A story set in the world of The Hound and the Falcon: In the midst of the Black Death, in a nation constantly at war, the … Continue reading
His writing is lush and evocative, but there’s something primal about the work of Chaz Brenchley. Whether he’s himself (himself?), Daniel Fox, Ben Macallan, or any of several other possible people, Chaz writes about obsession and transformation, families and friendships, identity and alienation. His characters often start out not knowing who they are, or how they got where they are—but before an end is reached, they will know more than they counted on.
Continue readingWalking through the Bottomland by Ursula K. Le Guin This has been a prime week for unzipping political penises and seeing what they look like in public. In Paris Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been charged with “aggravated pimping,” which is legal … Continue reading
This post is going to deal with places and things that make me write. To start with, here’a picture of my writing nook: … Continue reading
This is Mr. Darcy’s 10th week of life; he’s halfway through the most critical period in a dog’s life. Puppies, like all young predators, are wired for almost frantic, try-everything exploration of their world. (Prey animals have a similar … Continue reading