Since I’ve started writing fiction, one of two things happen when I read a book, (a) I read it purely for fun because I get too sucked into the story to remember to think about structure, characters, ect. (b) I read the book over critically and thus my review may […]
Book Review: On Writing by Stephen King
Welcome to Writers’ Uni-Verse-City (or WUVC for short because every university has an acronym), a place where writers/bloggers can meet to discuss the craft of writing in the Internet age. WUVC will involve independent research, setting a curriculum and hopefully finding other participants (like you – readers/bloggers/writers) to: chip in, give tips, suggest […]
Book Review: Story Engineering by Larry Brooks
Welcome to Writers’ Uni-Verse-City (or WUVC for short because every university has an acronym), a place where writers/bloggers can meet to discuss the craft of writing in the Internet age. WUVC will involve independent research, setting a curriculum and hopefully finding other participants (like you – readers/bloggers/writers) to: chip in, give tips, suggest […]
Book Review: One Moment, One Morning by Sarah Rayner
This book, One Moment, One Morning by Sarah Rayner was lent to me by a friend. The first thing I did was read the back cover copy to see what it was about. Immediately the topic of the book would have made me return the book to the shelf had […]
Book Review: Where Rainbows End by Cecelia Ahern
If you haven’t heard the saying “there’s gold at the end of the rainbow” then it might help make sense of the title “Where Rainbows End” by Cecelia Ahern. Probably as is likely true for most North Americans, I heard about Cecelia Ahern from the movie “P.S. I love you”, which […]