Book 2 in Chris Ward’s original and excellent Tube Riders trilogy has just launched.Earlier this year, I gave five stars to Ward’s stand-alone novel, Head of Words. It’s a deep and dark psychological story that shows Ward’s talent and professionalism as a writer.Now, I’m telling everyone I can to pay attention to this original writer’s […]
“The guy with the bad attitude has been following me all week.” Seb Kirby gets right into the story in Double Bind. There’s not a wasted word in this book: no background, no world-building, no nonsense. The writing is spare and clean, active yet evocative, told in first-person present tense, which enhances the action and […]
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 […]
This week, I am again presenting a fan favourite: an action excerpt from my first book, The Bones of the Earth. This passage comes from Part 2: Tests. In this section, the hero, Javor — cast out of his own village because of his autism and tendency to attract trouble — and Photius, the mysterious […]
In my pursuit of the meaning and importance of writing style, this week I am turning to veteran Christine Nolfi, best-selling author of Second-Chance Grill, The Tree of Everlasting Knowledge and Treasure Me. Christine is also a founder of BestSelling Reads, a cooperative promotional group of writers of “new fiction.”Christine has definite views on the […]
It’s hard to resist a book launch by another independent author, especially when she’s a fellow Canadian who’s also into fantasy for grown-ups. Shannon Mayer, author of A Zombie-ish Apocalypse and Priceless, will release the sequel to Priceless on March 6: Immune. What’s it about? When children go missing without a trace, there is only […]
What is writing style? How important is it to the reader, to the writer and to the writer’s success in reaching an audience? This week, I asked Martha Bourke, author of the Jaguar Sun series of “young adult” novels and fellow member of BestSelling Reads about the importance and impact of her writing style. How would […]
