Our goal as writers is to craft a story so interesting that strangers will pay money to hear it. This post is about determining our writing foundation. What are our gifts and how can we abuse them for fun and profit? Capabilities. 16-August, 2009, I watched Usain Bolt run the 100 meter sprint faster than any […]
On Writing 1: Architecture
Our goal as writers is to craft a story so interesting that strangers will pay money to hear it. It is mid-2012 and hundreds of thousands of writers have come out of the closet. Most are looking for a marketing method to make them rich by writing e-books. Many bloggers leading the way maintain fairly […]
Review: The Innocent
The Innocent – Author Taylor Stevens ~100,000 words, $24.00 The great thing about finding a debut author long after she published her first book is the short wait for her second book. I ordered the Hunger Games two months before Catching Fire came out. Then I had to wait an eternity, like a child waiting […]
Review: Before I Go To Sleep
Review by Seeley James Before I Go To Sleep – Author S.J. Watson ~110,000 words, $25.99 The opening of this mystery/thriller leaves the reader without a reference point. You are just as disoriented as the main character, Christine. And, wow, is she ever disoriented. She has no idea who she woke up next to, […]
Review: The Informationist
The Informationist – Author Taylor Stevens ~100,000 words, $14.00 Kismet, from the Turkish qisma, or fate. I buy too many books to keep track of where they come from or how I heard about them or even what attracted me to them. This book was sitting there after I’d read my Christmas stack and before […]