Settle into your summer reading with one of these epic novels. Summer is the perfect time to wade into a really big book. You know the books I mean, the kind that can double as a door stopper for a recalcitrant screen door or a small table to hold your drink on the beach. Most … Continue reading Book List: Big Books for Summer
I realized with the first two reads of the year, I have an accidental theme going on: reptiles in my fiction! With Swamplandia! it was alligators; then there is a snake in The Burn Palace: A Novel. Our upcoming book club read is set in Texas, so I wonder if a lizard will figure into the plot. … Continue reading Accidentally reading about reptiles…
Stephen King shares his thoughts on why opening lines are so important and why he spends so much time crafting them in Why Stephen King Spends 'Months and Even Years' Writing Opening Sentences - Atlantic Mobile. As a reader, an opening line is a greeting from the author. Do I feel welcomed? Do I want to … Continue reading The opening line…
