Sophie’s World: Philosophy 101
What I found to be a really good read of fiction is Sophie’s World, a novel by Jostein Gaarder. It was written in 1991 and translated from its original Norwegian. The translation is a well balanced bit of writing, and…
Blogging, and The Illusion of Being Open
Blogging, or being a blogger is a part of being a modern-day writer. There is nothing wrong with what a writer has to say, but there is something wrong when you publish a post and people misunderstand what you are…
The Reinvention of A Writer
Living a Life of Writing just took on a whole new meaning- it takes courage to build, and even more courage to seek a major improvement on something that works well. The past two years have been a wild ride…
Straight Talk About Writing From A Not So Straight Writer
I’ve been told I’m not the greatest at straight talking. I’m a rather cryptic person when it comes to my personal Facebook page, because if you don’t know what’s going on I’m really not in the mood to explain it…
You Mean I Have To Publish to Earn Money?
A lot of writers are looking for ways to make money publishing their work. There are ups and downs in all writing, but with both time and focus you will find that writing online on any site and doing it…
Anarchists Unite!
The city of Buffalo is rarely the backdrop for any book, fiction and non-fiction alike, yet in John Smolens’ The Anarchist: A Novel published in 2009, it indeed becomes center-stage in this historical-fiction depiction of what could be described as America’s…
Roses are Red
An exceptional read within the historical-fiction genre is Conn Iggulden’s Wars of the Roses Trinity . Iggulden is best known for his series on Genghis Khan, but this is also an exceptional book. The book is actually part of a…
Apocalypse Now! Book Review of Station Eleven
Station Eleven: A novel by Emily St. John Mandel, is an award-nominated, Chapters Indigo Picks, Amazon well reviewed, pre- and post-apocalyptic book of science fiction. The story interweaves the lives of various characters, (Arthur Leander, Jeeven Chaudhary and Kristen Raymonde…
