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A Labyrinth of Scions and Sorcery

by Curtis Craddock

I loved the first book in this series when I read it last year, and I enjoyed this one almost as much. The swashbuckling, musketeer-era fantasy is rife with political intrigue and fast-paced adventure. I love Isabelle, Jean-Claude, and [...

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH

by Robert C. O'Brien

I started reading this book to my nephew while I was on vacation, and it was a delightful surprise. I was hooked right away. I even had to sneak his copy in the car, desperately trying to finish the book before I got on the airplane (did...

The Haunting of Tram Car 015

by P. Djèlí Clark

A tight narrative in a vivid, well-built world. The characters were well-developed and memorable--as was the setting. I've never read anything set in an alternate, fantastical, early twentieth-century Cairo, and it was fascinating. The m...

Double Duty Writing

June 15, 2018 June 15, 2018 Description / Dialogue / Editing / Writing Tips itemprop="discussionURL"4 Comments

Writing and editing advice are full of pithy phrases like Show Don’t Tell, Said Bookisms, or White Room Dialogue. Unfortunately, I have yet to come across a popular saying to describe the best piece of writing advice I’ve ever heard: Every sentence should serve multiple purposes. Frankly, you could probably …

You Caught Me Monologuing!

May 18, 2018 May 6, 2020 Dialogue / Writing Tips itemprop="discussionURL"Leave a comment

I had a conversation with an author the other day about villain monologuing. He pointed out that plenty of fictional villains throughout the ages have revealed their plans to the heroes. I quoted Syndrome: Villain monologuing is one of those stereotypes that popular culture both accepts and ridicules at the …