I love short stories. They’re hard to write, but when done well, their effect can be far more powerful than a longer form. It takes a lot of careful wording and plotting to be able to make a short story, and since the second half of my summer’s goal has been to write a few… Continue reading 3 Short Reviews for 3 Short Stories
Category: Books
What Makes Great Literature?
Recently, the idea of why one reads has been a discussion in our household. And it turns out that my wife and I read for entirely different reasons. We look for something completely different in literature, and because of that, I don’t think either of us really gets the whole experience. She reads for the… Continue reading What Makes Great Literature?
On Reading Twilight and Harry Potter
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter moved me to rush home and re-read the whole series from the beginning. I also figured that since Eclipse was releasing to theaters soon after my return, I would trudge through the final three installments of Twilight and have a wonderful time writing a series of blog posts analyzing… Continue reading On Reading Twilight and Harry Potter
Book Review: “The Red Pyramid” by Rick Riordan
The Red Pyramid is an interesting mix of YA urban fantasy and mythology that Rick Riordan made famous with his Percy Jackson series. And while I have not read those Greek-mythology inspired novels, I fully expect to since I enjoyed The Red Pyramid pretty well. Riordan also takes an area of mythology that I have… Continue reading Book Review: “The Red Pyramid” by Rick Riordan
Writing My Novel: The End?
My novel is drawing to a close. In fact, I’ve written one version of the final scene and just have to go back and fill in a few chapters in the middle I realized could use a little expansion before I decide if that’s the ending I really want the book to have. And that’s… Continue reading Writing My Novel: The End?