by 5u5p3nc3Auth0r | Mar 2, 2019 | Authors and Books, Book Reviews
I’d like to tell you about a book I just read by Fran Stewart called A Wee Murder in my Shop. For the past few years there has been a constant slate of hard-hitting news stories and sometimes it’s necessary to escape into a different type of drama, one that is far...
by 5u5p3nc3Auth0r | Dec 22, 2018 | Authors and Books, Book Reviews
I purchased Mourning Dove by Claire Fullerton for two reasons. First, I had read Dancing to an Irish Reel which takes place in my favorite place—Ireland—and thoroughly enjoyed it so I knew I enjoyed her style of writing. Second, Mourning Dove takes place in Memphis in...
by 5u5p3nc3Auth0r | Nov 10, 2018 | Authors and Books, Book Reviews
In The Shadowy Horses by Susanna Kearsley, archeologist Verity Grey begins an excavation in Scotland. The Ninth Roman Legion was rumored to have camped there as they marched north from York to fight the Scots, and the owner of a remote manor house is convinced his...
by 5u5p3nc3Auth0r | Oct 12, 2018 | Authors and Books, On Writing
I’ve devoted several articles to the journey of the hero, but often what makes a book so memorable are the peripheral characters. Years ago when I was developing software, I created a program for working with brain injured patients; part of their successful journey...
by 5u5p3nc3Auth0r | Sep 8, 2018 | Authors and Books, On Writing, Uncategorized
Conflict always drives fiction. In real life, we may wish for things to fall into place easily, days go by smoothly, and relationships unfold effortlessly. But in fiction, nothing can be easy—because easy equates to boring. Watch the video below or skip to the text...
by 5u5p3nc3Auth0r | Aug 31, 2018 | Authors and Books, Book Reviews
I love a great ghost story, and Secrets of the Lighthouse by Santa Montefiore is a unique one. The first page instantly drew me in as I pictured Caitlin, a young wife and mother, looking at a lighthouse in the beautiful Connemara region of Ireland and a tiny chapel by...
