May 2009 Blog Posts (240)
7 Reasons Why A Novel's Beginning Is So Critical
That was a tense two days, as I agonized over every word, every sentence and every paragraph (and for that matter--every comma). My entry consisted of a one-page, single-spaced synopsis and the first fifteen pages of my manuscript.
The whole process underscored for me the importance of the first few pages of… Continue
Added by Cathy Bryant on May 28, 2009 at 9:57am — No Comments
The Story of the Story of O
Anne Desclos, who went by the pen-name of Pauline Réage, has the most incredible style; tight, angular, and translucent; every word seems to count. I read the novel as a dark existential fairy-tale, one in which the subject… Continue
Added by Anastasia Fitzgerald-Beaumont on May 27, 2009 at 9:14pm — No Comments
The Burning Secret
By Stephan Zweig
Introduced by John Fowles
Penguin Books, 1989 reprint
In a way there is no point reviewing this particular anthology, insofar as a review is intended to encourage people to buy a book, because it has been out of print for twenty years. Even so, the individual stories, which include The Royal Game, Amok, The Burning Secret, Fear… Continue
Added by Anastasia Fitzgerald-Beaumont on May 27, 2009 at 7:27pm — No Comments
Short Fiction Creative Writing Contest
End Date: Jul 15, 2009
Description: CWC invites fiction entries from new and established writers for its inaugural competition. The top three entries will receive the cash awards listed below. In addition, the top five entries will receive copies of What the Shadow Told Me, the award-winning novel of our judge, Kurtis Davidson. The first place winner… Continue
Added by Peter N. Jones on May 27, 2009 at 6:35pm — No Comments
Another Busy Day
The show was fantastic last night. The Yackandandah senior citizens really enjoyed it. It makes such a difference to us too, to have an appreciative audience.
I'll have to get myself organised today so I can get everything done. It has been such a busy couple of weeks, my feet have hardly hit the… Continue
Added by Brittany Kingston on May 27, 2009 at 5:05pm — No Comments
A book about sisters and storytelling
. One of the things I've learned from this experience is how deeply books live inside the minds of their readers: once a reader opens a book, the story is never exactly what the author intended it to be. It takes on a new life, a life informed by the very… Continue
Added by Michelle Richmond on May 27, 2009 at 1:16pm — No Comments
MC Beaton
Added by Katew on May 27, 2009 at 12:34pm — No Comments
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Added by Katew on May 27, 2009 at 12:00pm — No Comments
Blogger Mating Rituals of the North American WASP
Peggy has been living with her boyfriend Brock for seven years now. As she heads to Vegas for a friend's bachelorette party, she gives Brock an ultimatum - they need to be engaged within a year or she'll leave. Peggy has a great time in Vegas. Maybe too great. She wakes up the morning of departure to find herself (fully clothed) in bed with a nice… Continue
Added by Luanne on May 27, 2009 at 8:41am — No Comments
Persuasion
It's a bit of a departure for me, but it seems pretty good, so far.
Also in the works: The Virgin Suicides, and Blonde Ambition...
Added by MissAndree on May 27, 2009 at 7:30am — No Comments
REVIEW - Dr. Zhivago by Boris Pasternak
Added by Michelle Shannon on May 26, 2009 at 10:22pm — No Comments
My first review is posted
I have been happy dancing all day.
Please drop by You Gotta Read to read it.
Added by Rebecca J Vickery on May 26, 2009 at 9:52pm — No Comments
Demon In My View by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
Published: New York : Delacorte Press, c2000
Series: Book 2, Den of Shadows
Seventeen-year-old Jessica Allodola discovers that the vampire world of her fiction is real when she develops relationships with an alluring vampire named Aubrey and the teenage witch who is trying to save Jessica from his clutches.
Demon In My View is part of the vampire genre. I quite liked the book, it was a very small book being… Continue
Added by Rebecca on May 26, 2009 at 7:22pm — No Comments
Want to persuade someone?
See how well you do with the following:
Even before the birth of our nation, persuasive tools proved vital for explorers. Witness the story of Luis de Santangel who persuaded Queen Isabella of Spain to reconsider a proposal she had rejected. Because of Santangel's remarkable skills, Columbus was located and told… Continue
Added by Marlene Caroselli on May 26, 2009 at 1:26pm — No Comments
Love Waits by Donald James Parker
Published: Sword of the Spirit Publishing, 2009
Cheri is an innocent fourteen-year-old raised in a small town in Nebraska. Her father lands a promotion, demoting her to a status of ‘nobody’ in a much larger and inhospitable city. One of the few people she connects with in her new school spills the beans that Cheri is still a virgin. Some of her cool schoolmates frown on that condition and exert pressure on her to ditch her inhibitions.… Continue
Latest Five Star Review of 'A Study in Red - The Secret Journal of Jack the Ripper'
5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for everyone!!!, 25 May 2009
By G. Brandom "Gina" (Scottish Borders) - See all my reviews
(REAL… Continue
Added by Brian L Porter on May 26, 2009 at 3:48am — No Comments
The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan
Published: London : Gollancz, 2009
In Mary's world there are simple truths. The Sisterhood always knows best. The Guardians will protect and serve. The Unconsecrated will never relent. And you must always mind the fence that surrounds the village; the fence that protects the village from the Forest of Hands and Teeth. But, slowly, Mary's truths are failing her. She's learning things she never wanted to know about the… Continue
Added by Rebecca on May 26, 2009 at 1:27am — No Comments
New Book Coming
Added by Janet Lane Walters on May 25, 2009 at 8:35pm — No Comments
Take a Bite out of This Book Giveaway!
Added by Suzanne Levin on May 25, 2009 at 2:59pm — No Comments
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