The making of a horror novelist.
What’s on my bookshelf.
It’s the season of giving! As writers, how can we give back? Here are some ideas: When an author asks for beta readers, say yes. Beta readers are golden because they give an author feedback on a polished manuscript.Likewise, you can be an alpha reader and give an author feedback on an early, rough manuscript.Leave … Continue reading The Season of Giving
During the past quarter I read a bunch of awesome horror (and other) books, but I had a DNF, too.:-( “A Good Provider” by Willian F. Aicher. Frank, the main income-earning for his family, is scared of the dark . . . and he should be. I dare ya to read this story in the … Continue reading One-Sentence Reviews: My 3rd Quarter 2020 Reads
I don’t know what I was expecting. Superheroes maybe, but what I got was something entirely different. I finally read a graphic novel, and I LOVED it! History of Her Future, by Ron Falzone and illustrated by Julian Grant, is a dark, heart-rending graphic novel and a fictionalized account of Lizzie Borden’s life after acquittal. … Continue reading History of Her Future, a graphic novel review
This past quarter was such a fabulicious three months for reading! (Mostly horror, but other stuff, too.) Can you believe I have X, Y, and Z authors? I’m aiming to keep each review whittled down to one sentence. Here we go… I’m Tired of Being Ordinary, Are You? by Wm. Allen. Allen’s blog is about … Continue reading One Sentence Reviews: My 2nd Quarter 2020 Reads
*When you're not a professional reviewer. Out of 62-plus million reviewers on Amazon, I’m ranked 5958th. That puts me in the top 0.000096 of all reviewers. For every review, I have more than double the amount of “helpful” votes. So I feel confident in writing this post.:-) An easy formula I use the same format … Continue reading How to Write a Helpful Book Review* (with 2 examples)
It’s National Poetry Month, so let's take a look-see at some poetic prose. Recently, in two horror novel reviews on Amazon, I claimed both books were full of poetic prose. Did the authors really write with lyricism, or was I just blowing smoke? Let's examine a couple of text excerpts to find out. This is … Continue reading Poetic Prose in Horror
