Aug 5, 2015 | Horror, On Books, Past Notes
Bird Box by Josh Malerman, is a powerful, elegantly written story that absolutely enthralled me. The genius of this book is the fact that it focuses with sharp laser light on one singular story of survival, perseverance and terror. I loved the singular focus, because...
Aug 1, 2015 | Fantasy, On Writing, Past Notes
How to Write & Read Great Fantastical Fiction: Techniques & Tools in Fantasy & Science Fiction Literature Works Cited These are all the works cited: Barker, Clive. The Great and Secret Show. New York: Harper, 1989. Print. Chabon,...
Jul 30, 2015 | On Books, On Writing, Past Notes
I can see why Ernest Cline got all the attention for READY PLAYER ONE. The story is a remarkably original take on the idea of a story set in virtual reality. For those who haven’t read it, here’s the basics: Boy is trapped in a dystopian reality in which...
Jul 27, 2015 | Fantasy, On Writing, Past Notes
How to Write & Read Great Fantastical Fiction: Techniques & Tools in Fantasy & Science Fiction Literature One final example in a work of contemporary literature may serve to illuminate the power that can be found in combining all these...
Jul 25, 2015 | On Books, Past Notes
THE RITUAL by Adam Nevill is an astonishingly well-written contemporary horror novel. It is my new favorite horror novel. The story is so solidly grounded in the reality of four friends lost in a Boreal forest, that by the time weird things start happening, you are...
Jul 20, 2015 | Fantasy, On Writing, Past Notes
How to Write & Read Great Fantastical Fiction: Techniques & Tools in Fantasy & Science Fiction Literature Working Magic by Implication Magic contains acts that supersede our reality, and thus are known as “supernatural.” As...
