by Pepper Basham | Aug 30, 2009 | Fiction Book Reviews
Being a purebred Southern girl, talking has never been a difficulty– however writing about ‘talking’ can be tricky. Writer’s Digest has some great books on dialogue, namely Dialogue by Lewis Turco and Dialogue – Techniques and exercises for crafting effective dialogue...
by Pepper Basham | Aug 30, 2009 | Fiction Book Reviews
There are many things about Austen’s novels that make them memorable, but none is greater than character.I could spend several posts on this topic – and probably will – but Austen has a lot of fun with creating misunderstandings and misconceptions...
by Pepper Basham | Aug 29, 2009 | Fiction Book Reviews
Lael Click knows the dangers of life in the Kentucky wilderness. Even after her education back East, nothing can slate the hunger for the wild beauty and memories associated with her past. But when she returns to the country of her birth, a new set of struggles...
by Pepper Basham | Aug 29, 2009 | Fiction Book Reviews
Lovely but tough as nails, Lael Click is the daughter of a celebrated frontiersman. Haunted by her father’s former captivity with the Shawnee Indians, as well as the secret sins of her family’s past, Lael comes of age in the fragile Kentucky settlement her...
by Pepper Basham | Aug 28, 2009 | Fiction Book Reviews
Sneaking those little moments of ‘alone’ time during the day can sometimes be tricky, at best, and impossible most days. A moment in the laundry room here, a drive to work there, a bathroom break…know what I mean? Well, I was having one of those moments in our...
by Pepper Basham | Aug 28, 2009 | Fiction Book Reviews
Sneaking those little moments of ‘alone’ time during the day can sometimes be tricky, at best, and impossible most days. A moment in the laundry room here, a drive to work there, a bathroom break…know what I mean?Well, I was having one of those moments in our isolated...