Author Helen Hanson describes her writing as “thrillers for geeks” There’s a certain geek factor in all thrillers. Many thriller authors write loving descriptions of cars, guns, bullets, bombs, or bullets. I have read several descriptions by different authors about how a bullet bounces around inside a skull and precisely what it does to […]
Before you say it, I know: I am not in the target demographic for this book, or any of Elise Stokes’ Cassidy Jones adventures. Still, I enjoy reading them — despite the strange looks I get from others on the bus when I’m reading the latest installment in paper form. Elise Stokes hit it big […]
An independent novel review I like it when an author sets his book in his home town, especially when it’s a place that doesn’t normally get mentioned in much mass media. The depth of knowledge comes through in the detail and that makes the story that much more realistic. For me, even nicer that it’s […]
I have a major problem with Scott Morgan’s writing. There isn’t enough of it, especially fiction. I understand Morgan’s dilemma. He has a day job, and a blog and a Twitter feed and a life with a family; he has also published writer’s guides, Character Development from the Inside Out and How To Be A Whiny Beeyotch: 71 […]
Independent novel review: Head of Words Sometimes, you see where a novel is going and guess the surprise twist well before getting to it. Sometimes, if the writer is really good, it doesn’t take away from the enjoyment of the novel.In the case of Head of Words, I felt like a co-conspirator with author Chris […]
What if you could go back in time and correct your mistakes? Would you? What would the price be? In Velvet Rain, David C. Cassidy answers that question imaginatively, realistically and fearlessly. The answer, though, is difficult and terrifying. As a skilled writer, Cassidy brings the answer out through the story. He begins with fictitious […]
How do you follow up a magnum opus? With the best story you can tell, exploring new literary grounds.Money Land is the sequel to RS Guthrie’s Blood Land, which was originally titled Dark Prairies. Guthrie himself called it his magnum opus, and any reader can see that the author had poured his heart, soul and […]