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The worst sentence ever: “Mistakes were made” | A Readers Feast
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Writing and reading are a feast for the mind. The worst sentence ever: “Mistakes were made”. July 25, 2013. Strip out adverbs. Third step? That’s a trade secret. Anyway, I highlighted some wisdom from Stephen King in my blog recently. He once wrote that the use of passive voice is a sign of a timid and insecure writer. I absolutely agree with him. This sentence certainly doesn’t explain it. Wikipedia has a helpful list of historical uses of the sentence. 8220;Mistakes were made” is a slippery phras...
shamusbishop | A Readers Feast
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Writing and reading are a feast for the mind. The worst sentence ever: “Mistakes were made”. July 25, 2013. Strip out adverbs. Third step? That’s a trade secret. Anyway, I highlighted some wisdom from Stephen King in my blog recently. He once wrote that the use of passive voice is a sign of a timid and insecure writer. I absolutely agree with him. This sentence certainly doesn’t explain it. Wikipedia has a helpful list of historical uses of the sentence. 8220;Mistakes were made” is a slippery phras...
A meditation on women in fantasy and scifi | A Readers Feast
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Writing and reading are a feast for the mind. A meditation on women in fantasy and scifi. June 25, 2013. I read a short story this week by a well-respected science fiction and fantasy author that had five characters — four men and one woman. The physical description of the one female character started with “high-breasted.” Not her hair color or eye color. Not her complexion. Just “high-breasted.”. And Mary Robinette Kowal. Chuck Wendig has written a whole series of posts. The issue has been percolating i...
Why the love? Give your characters a reason to want each other | A Readers Feast
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Writing and reading are a feast for the mind. Give your characters a reason to want each other. July 24, 2013. Writing about relationships — whether romantic or not — in fiction is hard, but I think you can make it a little easier if you think about that relationship as a character. I recently read “Wormwood is also a Star,” a novella by Andy Stewart. That appeared in the. Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. It is an inventive and enjoyable story, part murder mystery and part romance. Although I...
Three lessons learned from Stephen King’s “On Writing” | A Readers Feast
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Writing and reading are a feast for the mind. Three lessons learned from Stephen King’s “On Writing”. July 11, 2013. Is much more of a memoir than I anticipated. I expected it to be more prescriptive, like many of the books on writing that I’ve read. But King had a different lesson in mind. He decided to show how his life had shaped his writing, and vice versa. King does offer some instruction on writing in the latter half of the book. I took away three key lessons from it. I’m an editor as well as...
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A Reader's Devotion
Saturday, 9 March 2013. Stacking the Shelves #29. Meme Hosted by Tynga's Reviews. I am posting this a little late in the day because I am feeling really groggy right now. Ugh. But anyway I bought a whole load of books recently. Unremembered (Unremembered #1) by Jessica Brody * Goodreads. Sister Assassin (Mind Games #1) by Kiersten White * Goodreads. Wonder by R.J. Palacio * Goodreads. Pivot Point (Pivot Point #1) by Kasie West * Goodreads. My Soul to Take (Soul Screamers #1) by Rachel Vincent * Goodreads.
A Reader's Digest
Thursday, August 8, 2013. The Life and Times of Michael K by J. M. Coetzee. Sunday, August 4, 2013. Coraline by Neil Gaiman and illustrated by Dave McKean. Tells the story of Coraline, who trades her family for an empty mirror family, and then must decide how to get her real family back. It's a nice story of persistence and the substance of things, but I just didn't like it as well as The Graveyard Book. Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively. Fevre Dream by George R. R. Martin. This collection of stories. Covers...
A Reader's Escape
Monday, 10 September 2012. Review: The Chosen One. First of all I want to say a big thank you to Jenny from the amazing blog Wondrous Reads. Seriously, check out her blog! I wouldn't have even had this book to review if it wasn't for Jenny. I won a competition on Wondrous Reads. For those of you haven't heard of this book or don't know what it's about, here is the blurb:. How far should she go for freedom? The subject mater is what initially attracted me to this book. It had also received quite favou...
Book Reviews and Short Story Links
Book Reviews and Short Story Links. Table Manners for Monsters. Tabitha and Todd had a tea party and a bunch of monsters showed up. They showed up uninvited at the front door and rang the doorbell over and over and over until she answered the door. They didn't wipe their feet when they came into the house and tracked mud everywhere down the hall. They rushed into Tabitha's room and jumped on her bed that she had just made until they broke it. Where they didn't flush the toilet! Which was quite rude!
The Un-Partisan | Rational thoughts on politics and culture
Rational thoughts on politics and culture. Trump’s VOICE Office: A Pending Moral Disaster. March 2, 2017. The best of us can feel empathy and compassion for these outsiders. We can work alongside them and do our best to treat them as equals. However, many of us are indifferent to the well-being of these others. And the worst of us fear and hate them. Terrible Leaders Divide us With Fear and Prejudice. In 1990s Rwanda, the ruling Hutu government started a propaganda campaign against the minority Tutsi eth...
A Readers Haven
The Knife of Never Letting Go. I, Alex Cross. Windfall by Penny Vincenzi. Gonna try this again. View my complete profile. Wednesday, November 25, 2009. The Knife of Never Letting Go. Thursday, November 19, 2009. I, Alex Cross. Why not just take your time Mr Patterson and write a really good thriller that takes more than two hours to read! Windfall by Penny Vincenzi. Monday, November 16, 2009. Gonna try this again. I really want to have a blog. so why can't I seem to do it? Tuesday, October 21, 2008.
A Reader's Heart
Focuses on reviews of Young Adult novels with honesty and integrity. My ratings and reviews vary on how I feel about the book. Silent Echo: A Siren's Tale. 12:00 pm 8 December 2013. This book was given to me from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. I need to disclose that this was NOT A FINISHED COPY! And Portia was just 'ugh'. That it's okay to mess with your best friend, male or female, if you get a hot boyfriend or girlfriend. No, it's not. It's in no way cool. Haha in case you were thinki...
A Readers Heaven | Read Local
Kingdom of IronFest Author in Residence. Announcing The Lost World Art Contest Finalists. March 18, 2017. A Reader’s Heaven is pleased to announce this year’s LOST WORLD ART CONTEST FINALISTS, in alphabetical order. Miriam Bowie-Johnson Caillin Davison Karen Edwards Julie Favell Will Hazzard Isabella Irsigler Vicki Lee Curry Jill Limmer Adrian Symes John Tarlinton Join us at the grand opening of the Lost World Art Show on Thursday, 20 April at …. January 29, 2017. January 10, 2017. September 24, 2016.
A Reader's Journal
Friday, November 26, 2010. A Pilgrimage to Rome. Constantine became Emperor of Rome when he defeated the Emperor Maxentius at the Battle of Milvian Bridge in 312 AD. Constantine's mother and sister were Christians and after his victory, Constantine converted to Christianity. In 313 AD, he issued the Edict of Milan, legalizing Christianity. Thus 313 AD is one of the seminal dates in World history. Will we continue to be a strong and prosperous nation? Friday, October 29, 2010. On the Road with Uncle Bob.
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Stories of Ancient Rome: On This Day March 15th 44BC, Julius Caesar is Assassinated. March 15, 2018. If you’re familiar with William Shakespeare’s play, Julius Caesar, then you must know to “beware the Ides of March.” This phrase was coined by Shakespeare because Julius Caesar, his title character, is eventually assassinated on the Ides of March. Note: This post may contain affiliate links, which means I make a small commission if you click a link and…. Continue Reading →. White Bodies by Jane Robins.
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