Book News and Reviews

Wow, it’s almost the end of November. Only 2 more days of Nanowrimo. I think my story is indeed coming to a close… now all I have to do is figure out the word count. I hope I adds up to the 50,000 words it’s supposed to. I kind of cheated, I started my book […]

Here are two short but fantastic poems by the legend, Edna St. Vincent Millay. They come from “A Few Figs from Thistles”:

First FigMy candle burns at both ends;It will not last the night;But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends -It gives a lovely light

Second FigSafe upon the solid rock the ugly houses stand:Come and […]

MirrorMask is a graphic novel by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean. Neil Gaiman is the novelist and Dave McKean, the illustrator.
The book is about a young woman named Helena who’s parents work for the circus. Helena doesn’t want to travel from place to place with the circus folk, she wants to “run away and join […]

I bought the audio book for Heart Shaped Box by Joe Hill on Itunes a little while ago. I really enjoyed listening to it. The book is about a death metal rocker named Judas Coyne who purchases a ghost online. Unfortunately for Jude, the ghost comes with a vendetta. He and his girlfriend have to […]

I know, I know, what a stupid, stupid title. I’ve been reading all these blogging books and I obviously haven’t learned a single thing. Well, the reason I wanted to bring up vernacular, is that I am kind of a word snob, and I find it interesting. So there. I was […]

I’ve only got a couple more weeks for nanowrimo and my novel is getting bigger and bigger with no sign of actually being finished. Thank god for inspiring quotes. I get them on my personalized Google page. Here’s a great one:
Don’t part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you […]

I once read a quote by L. Ron Hubbard that went something like, “The first time you get married, you know nothing about marriage, and the second time you know even less.” (It was something along those lines.)That’s how I feel about writing this novel. I’ve written one before, and I ended up hating it. […]

I read Terry Pratchett’s The Fifth Elephant over the weekend. It was an excellent book and is a part of his Discworld series.
The Fifth Elephant is a myth in Discworld, which is a flat world that is carried on the back of four elephants riding on a turtle, which is swimming through space. Legend has […]

It’s National Novel Writing Month! Yes folks, the time is here to whip out your pens and write that novel that you’ve been meaning to write for years. You are supposed to sign up, and I think that the camaraderie of other well meaning people will help most aspiring writers - like myself. I’ve never […]