by Pepper Basham | Sep 11, 2010 | Fiction Book Reviews
I just got back from the annual Celtic Festival that takes place in our town. After a soggy start to the day, the kids and I waited until after lunch (and for the rain to stop) before we ventured down to it. Unfortunately, I forgot my camera (gasp), which makes more...
by Pepper Basham | Sep 10, 2010 | Fiction Book Reviews
It’s true, and we all know it. Some fiction writers are good. Very, very good. Some fiction writers are bad – painfully so. But almost ALL fiction writers are strange. We HAVE to be. It comes along with the territory of living in an imaginary world. We have one foot...
by Pepper Basham | Sep 8, 2010 | Fiction Book Reviews
Okay – so I’ve realized one of the things that make Ruth Logan Herne’s books a bit different than some of the others I read. You know how romance in some books can be sloooooow. I mean painfully slow. Like…’someday my prince will come when I’m 99 years old’ 🙂 Or Some...
by Pepper Basham | Sep 7, 2010 | Fiction Book Reviews
It’s official. Didn’t you get the note? It’s Lame Blog Post Day. I think it might be next week too. And the following week? 🙂 Life is busy. Always. With lots going on…but, that also brings with it lots of ideas for stories, and particularly...
by Pepper Basham | Sep 6, 2010 | Fiction Book Reviews
I guest-posted on The Writers Alley today about hooks – and how to keep the reader reading. There are some FABULOUS examples from Julie Lessman, Denise Hunter, and Mary Connealy. Stop by if you get a chance at...
by Pepper Basham | Sep 4, 2010 | Fiction Book Reviews
Get ready for the story of Sleeping Beauty like you’ve never heard it before. Melanie Dickerson’s debut novel weaves a tale of mystery, faith, and the center-thread of true love. Rose, the woodcutter’s daughter, works to become the next Healer...
