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Query Letters: From the Writer’s Drawer
Shh! Quick, come inside. Did anyone follow you? Good, good.
Now, don’t let anyone know I told you this, but we’re going to be talking about Query Letters today. [Read more…] about Query Letters: From the Writer’s Drawer
A Review of Crimson & Cream, by C.M. Skiera ****
Crimson & Cream by C.M. Skiera
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
When I first pulled this book off my to-be-read pile I was honestly a bit worried. The title gave me the impression of a romance, the cover-art a standard fantasy affair. And the character names, Flotsam and Jetsam, a naval yarn. Deep down I feared it would be some sort of unholy trinity. Thankfully, I can say I was wrong. Crimson & Cream is in truth a Young Adult Fantasy novel that is at times clever, often atmospheric, and never boring. [Read more…] about A Review of Crimson & Cream, by C.M. Skiera ****
Picture Review of Patrick O’Brian’s Master and Commander, Book
Patrick O’Brian’s Master and Commander is difficult to get into. The language can be daunting, the point of views change, and there’s enough naval terminology out there to sink a reader’s interest before it even gets launched. Yet, as I started to craft the HMS Sophie from a hunk of limewood (a fiction of a ship, and Jack Aubrey’s first commission), I realized that I might actually be enjoying the book.
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Chronicles of a Writer: Professional Editors Part 2/2
*To view part one, go here*
Editors are unique, and fascinating creatures. When they are not scouring manuscripts for their sustenance of choice – improper use of homophones – they spend long hours partaking in elaborate grooming rituals, that appear to mostly involve excessive amounts of coffee and self-loathing. Acquiring an editor demands patience, an awful manuscript, and a certain degree of sadism.
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