First, sharpen your knives, next ready your line. Wait. That’s fishing. Have I got your attention? Good, I succeeded. You continued to read to find out where I was going with this. That is the purpose of a good hook—to capture your reader’s attention. I know, you get all of this already, but how do… Continue reading Writing a Good Hook
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A Merchant in Oria by David Wiley
Being a columnist at Our Write Side, I got my hands on a copy of A Merchant in Oria by David Wiley as an advanced reader copy. Other stuff happened that led to me not getting this review done until now. So—Dave, I am sorry this took way longer than expected—without further delay, here is my review… Continue reading A Merchant in Oria by David Wiley
How Do I Say That Though?
Let’s go back and revisit some dialogue again, this time with a slightly different focus. We’re going to look at how the construction of dialogue works. I’m not talking about things like punctuation. This is more about how we put together sentences when we speak aloud. After all, when we write dialogue, aren’t we trying… Continue reading How Do I Say That Though?
Unexpected Rewards by Jane McGarry
Standard disclaimer: Yep. This is another book I got for free in exchange for an honest review. Unexpected Rewards, book 2 of the Not Every Girl series, by Jane McGarry is a young adult sword and sorcery fantasy novel. The main character, Olivia, is repaid for her service in book 1 by being brought to… Continue reading Unexpected Rewards by Jane McGarry
Urban Mythology by Eric Keizer
Here’s a little change of pace – an advanced reader copy of a book! Of course, this is in exchange for an honest review. Urban Mythology by Eric Keizer is a collection of free verse poetry centered around an urban theme (as you could probably guess from the title). Now, please keep in mind that… Continue reading Urban Mythology by Eric Keizer
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