Google "rules of writing," and see what you get. You'll get hundreds of recycled and conflicting bullet-points of advice like "don't use adverbs," or "don't use any other dialog tag but said," or "don't use the dialog tag said." Truth: traditionally published books use adverbs, the dialog tag said, the passive voice, and wonky dialog … Continue reading #1 Rule of Writing
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Book Review: A Gathering of Shadows by V. E. Schwab (5/5)
So, I think I was unfair to Shades of Magic because I read it after being submerged in Throne of Glass, and it wasn't exactly like Throne of Glass. But, I remember Shades of Magic. The world. The magic. Kell and Lila. They stuck with me, which must mean it was actually a fantastic book. Book … Continue reading Book Review: A Gathering of Shadows by V. E. Schwab (5/5)
Book Review: Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor (5/5)
YA Fantasy, 2017 The dream chooses the dreamer, not the other way around—and Lazlo Strange, war orphan and junior librarian, has always feared that his dream chose poorly. Since he was five years old he’s been obsessed with the mythic lost city of Weep, but it would take someone bolder than he to cross half … Continue reading Book Review: Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor (5/5)
