Fever Dream by Douglas Preston My rating: 3 of 5 stars This was not my usual kind of read in that I prefer to start mystery series from the beginning. But I saw this, liked the plot description, and borrowed the ebook from the library. It had good characterizations and action — both dramatic and…
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Authors Notice Good Editors: What to Look For
Let’s talk editing. I’ve been trained as a copy editor, have edited newsletters for content and grammar, and have had four separate editing experiences as a writer. I also began my publishing career as a proofreader, learnt a bit about graphic design, and was a desktop publisher. I’ve worked on text the traditional way and…
Happy New Year!!!
The clock struck midnight. And the second hand ticked past. Fireworks exploded in city-lit skies. And people yelled, “Happy New Year!” Fingers tapped out texts to far-flung relatives, and phones rang everywhere with exclamations of joy and promise to come. Some twittered their resolutions to each other, and older somes with a smile, avoided…
Review: Plot It Yourself
Plot It Yourself by Rex Stout My rating: 5 of 5 stars Loved this book! I think it’s because Rex Stout had obvious fun writing it, and as a writer and long-time reader of Stout’s, I enjoyed the plot very much. He took swipes at publishers; he gleefully exploited the endless author-publisher tension; he was…
Review: Odd Interlude #3
Odd Interlude #3 by Dean Koontz My rating: 4 of 5 stars This ebook is part three of three, really a novel cut into three to up the suspense (and profit) factor. I borrowed all three ebooks from the library: Odd Interlude #1, Odd Interlude #2, and Odd Interlude #3. This is a review of…
Review: Odd Interlude #2
Odd Interlude #2 by Dean Koontz My rating: 4 of 5 stars This ebook is part one of three, really a novel cut into three to up the suspense (and profit) factor. I borrowed all three ebooks from the library: Odd Interlude #1, Odd Interlude #2, and Odd Interlude #3. This is a review of…
Review: The Father Hunt
The Father Hunt by Rex Stout My rating: 3 of 5 stars It wasn’t till I finished reading this good book that I realised the point of The Father Hunt is in the title: the hunt. Not the solution, this time. And in that it’s a gem. But I will say that the holes at…
Review: The Final Leap: Suicide on the Golden Gate Bridge
The Final Leap: Suicide on the Golden Gate Bridge by John Bateson My rating: 3 of 5 stars I read the ebook version of this book as background research for the novel I wrote during National Novel Writing Month in November 2012. It’s an eye-opener, replacing suicide mythology with facts and figures. For example, many…
Review: Lost River
Lost River by Stephen Booth My rating: 4 of 5 stars The two plot lines were much more tightly — or obviously — connected than in previous books in the Cooper and Fry series. There was also a social justice message behind it that was compelling to read rather than preachy. I have to say…