Guest post by author M.A. Chiappetta If you look at the list of fantasy and science fiction authors from the past 50 to 75 years, a majority of those names belong to men. Take, for example, NPR’s list of Top 100 SFF books—85 of those books were written by men. 85 percent! As you can […]
This edition of Written Words is something I’ve never done before: I’m re-blogging a post by San Diego-based independent author Tameri Etherton. Tameri was witness to the new dramatic phenom, Accomplice. Tameri originally wrote this post on her own blog, A Cup of Tea and Sorcery, on May 17. The concept of Accomplice seems to […]
Fifty Shades of the worst book I ever read by Evan Zenobia Evan Zenobia is editor of the Eclipse News blog and a close friend. He has graciously given Written Words permission to reprint this independent review of the bestselling Fifty Shades of Grey. A meaningless setting. A cast of thoroughly unbelievable, unrelatable, one-dimensional characters. […]
Joe McCoubrey on Style Joe McCoubrey knows a thing or two about writing style. As a newspaper editor, he dealt with several writers’ styles before turning to fiction with his first novel, a thriller set in his home of Northern Ireland during its “troubles.”Joe has graciously agreed to weigh in on Written Words’ Style debate. […]