by Pepper Basham | Aug 2, 2010 | Fiction Book Reviews
Okay – so OBVIOUSLY I’ve not posted in a few days. One reason – out of town and enjoying it. The other reason – NO INTERNET ACCESS!!! AHHH! Anybody else ever come back from vacation with 302 unread messages? It was a David and Goliath moment, I...
by Pepper Basham | Jul 29, 2010 | Fiction Book Reviews
Hidee all, I know I haven’t blogged much this week, but wanted to let you know my family and I are taking a little vacation. Where you ask? Well, we didn’t go far – we’re staying in a cabin in the Smoky Mountains about 2 hours from home....
by Pepper Basham | Jul 25, 2010 | Fiction Book Reviews
This is a really funny online quiz. I Write Like. You type in a sample of text and then it will ‘compare’ your writing to some of the ‘greats’. Who is my writing most like? I write like Mark Twain I Write Like by Mémoires, Mac journal software....
by Pepper Basham | Jul 23, 2010 | Fiction Book Reviews, God's grace
Breathtaking is the best word I can think of to describe Laura Frantz new novel, Courting Morrow Little. I thought her first novel, The Frontiersman’s Daughter was a beautiful piece of fiction, but Laura only improves her storytelling abilities with this next one. I...
by Pepper Basham | Jul 22, 2010 | Fiction Book Reviews
So, let’s take a look at some more of those cliffhangers. By creating suspense at the end of a chapter (or scene), by asking a question, or providing a dilemma. Conflict is the key ingredient here – and unresolved conflict at that. In fact, one writers conference...
by Pepper Basham | Jul 21, 2010 | Fiction Book Reviews
Princess Una of Parumvir has come of age and will soon marry. She dreams of a charming prince, but when her first suitor arrives, he’s not what she’d hoped. Prince Aethelbald of mysterious Farthestshore has travelled a great distance to prove his...
