I’m only about a fourth of the way through Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel and it’s already clear why it won both the Man Booker Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award. The writing is superb and the characterization rings so true…particularly for the protagonist, Thomas Cromwell (always referred to as “he” in this [...]
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Now THIS is Historical Fiction!
Posted in Book Alerts, Book Reviews, Literary & Artistic, Writing, tagged Hilary Mantel, historical fiction, Wolf Hall on July 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Ghostly Aspect of Writing
Posted in Book Alerts, Literary & Artistic, tagged Ghostwalk, Rebecca Stott, writing on May 10, 2010 | 14 Comments »
I’m reading a fascinating piece of historical/mystery/thriller fiction–Ghostwalk by Rebecca Stott–and I came across a most perceptive and beautifully written description of the writing process and how our characters can come to haunt us as authors: “Writing can be a haunting, I said, and you said that was a cliche…There is something haunting about it, [...]
Donna Hatch–A Passion for Writing
Posted in Book Alerts, Literary & Artistic on February 3, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Writers discover their gift at various stages of life. Some, like me, fiddle around with it for decades and don’t get serious until middle age or later. Many begin their singular focus in high school but don’t really work at it until they have finished college. And then there are those like Donna Hatch. She [...]
Another Visiting Teacher Adventure Coming
Posted in Book Alerts, Literary & Artistic on January 28, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Last year Christine Thackeray had her first two books published. One was a serious, collaborative non-fiction work entitled C.S. Lewis: Latter-day Truths in Narnia,” co-written with her sister, Dr. Marianna Richardson. The other, published by CFI and still available in some stores, kicked off her fictional series of Visiting Teaching Adventures. The Crayon Messages: A [...]
A World of Fantasy with Anna del C. Dye
Posted in Book Alerts on January 20, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Fancy some fantasy? You might want to check out Anna del C. Dye’s The Silent Warrior Trilogy, available in paperback or ebook form directly from her website, or from Amazon.com or Barnes&Noble.com. In book one, The Elf and the Princess, a bitter struggle of succession between brothers has left the kingdom of Menarm devastated and divided. [...]
Margaret Turley’s “Save the Child”
Posted in Book Alerts on January 14, 2010 | 6 Comments »
I am fortunate in that I’ve never had to worry about medications or treatments for my son, regardless of his Asperger’s syndrome diagnosis. But I know that, were such a need to arise, I would want to have all options available to me. Many parents are not so lucky. Now, Margaret Turley has written a [...]
