The Asset: Act II by Mark Dawson My rating: 4 of 5 stars View all my reviews I read Mark Dawson’s The Cleaner a few months ago. It was clever, fast-paced, and part of a series (always a plus for me), so was excited to find “The Asset” (Thomas & Mercer 2016) on NetGalley. Dawson … Continue reading
Even though I’m a tech teacher by profession and a geek by desire, my default approach to writing is pen-and-paper. It’s got to do with grabbing a wrinkled piece of paper and jotting a note that I woke up thinking about or shuffled through my brain on a long commute. Something about pen scratching on paper or … Continue reading
There are two parts to this post: my top ten favorite books that I read in 2015 your (as reader) top ten favorite book reviews I wrote in 2015 My Top Ten Favorite Books I read 161 books according to my Goodreads–blasting through my goal of 160 books. I love reading and would prefer to … Continue reading
This week, I’m providing tips for end-of-year technology maintenance. These are activities that could (or should) be done once a month if you’re active on your computer, but AT LEAST do them yearly. Like this week. That’s right. It’s a new year, which means Pre-Spring Cleaning. Set aside the brushes and mops. Grab a comfortable … Continue reading
This week, I’m providing tips for end-of-year technology maintenance. These are activities that could (or should) be done once a month if you’re active on your computer, but AT LEAST do them yearly. Like this week. For most writers I know, life zooms by, filled with research, writing, editing, critique groups, reading, promotions (of our … Continue reading
Killing Patton: The Strange Death of World War II’s Most Audacious General by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard My rating: 5 of 5 stars View all my reviews Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard’s Killing Patton (Henry Holt and Company 2014) unsurprisingly recounts the death of General George S. Patton Jr., the most famous General on … Continue reading
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Bones Never Lie by Kathy Reichs My rating: 3 of 5 stars View my other reviews I eagerly awaited Kathy Reichs’ Bones Never Lie (Random House 2014), latest in her series about forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan’s exploits as crime solver extraordinaire. I’ve read all eighteen books and watched every Bones TV show three times (maybe more–doesn’t matter). … Continue reading
A while ago, I wrote a post about what I’d wished I’d known before I started blogging. You can read the article here; I’ll summarize the six gold nuggets for new bloggers: only reblog 10% of someone else’s post. hot links are bad. it takes a long time to write a post I need to … Continue reading
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I am proud to be the one who has Russell Blake explaining how anyone can become a prolific author. Maybe not as good as he is. His Jet Series for example is outstanding, but at least you won’t have to suffer from a perceived writer’s block. *** I…
