For this month, I’m reviewing one of the recent craft books that I’ve had on my virtual shelf: You: The Story: A Writer’s Guide to Craft Through Memory by Ruta Sepetys. This might seem like an odd choice for a blog post geared to fiction writers, but stick with me. Ruta Sepetys is the daughter…
Longing to join the spooky season fun without the nightmares? Have I got a list of recommendations for you! Recently, I learned the publishing industry transitioned to utilizing content descriptions as opposed to trigger warnings, as what triggers a reader differs greatly from person to person while content is more objective. In her new book…
The full title of this book is: Make Every Word Count: a guide to writing that works—for fiction and nonfiction by Gary Provost. Gary, an author, speaker, and writing coach, had a unique sense of humor that flavored his writing and speaking. While I’ve often found plowing through a grammar or writing book tedious, Gary…
On the day we celebrate our independence from tyranny, I’d like to discuss some books that remind us why, with all her flaws, the United States of America is, in my opinion, the most successful political experiment in the history of mankind. The following books remind us of the lofty and noble ideals upon which our…
“Resistance aims to kill. Its target is the epicenter of our being: our genius, our soul, the unique and priceless gift we were put on earth to give and that no one else has but us.” —p. 14 The War of Art I’d heard The War of Art is a great book for writers, and…