The Gene Police is a work of fiction that wraps a murder mystery in elements of the eugenics movement. To be clear, it is not a treatise on the subject but should enlighten readers about this little known pseudo science and hopefully inspire some of them to delve deeper into its history, its proponents, and … Continue reading Book Review: The Gene Police by Elliott Light (3/5)
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Let’s Talk Plot Devices
I want to take a moment to talk about an overused plot device. I've seen it so many times, I roll my eyes at it now. This plot device is where we are introduce to the main character and another character, be it a brother, a sister, a friend, a lover - a character that … Continue reading Let’s Talk Plot Devices
Beta Blues (#?)
You know that point when you're eyeball deep in a beta read, and it's obvious from the type of advice the other person is giving you that they haven't read many books in your genre? Yet the beta reader pretends to know exactly what they are talking about? I've had a several of those. The … Continue reading Beta Blues (#?)