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He went abruptly still. “Would you rather I stay dressed?” “Please don’t,” I blurted.

All The Hidden Paths by Foz Meadows

June 14, 2024 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

“Slyly I said, “So you do like him.” Markel’s expression was pained. “He’s a familiar sort of stupid, that’s all,” he signed. “Like you at eighteen, but with better hair.” ― Foz Meadows, All the Hidden Paths All The Hidden Paths picks up a few weeks after the end of A Strange and Stubborn Endurance. Still grieving after the events of the first book, Cae and Velasin are summoned to the capitol by the Asa, Tithena’s queen. Cae is the unwilling heir of his grandmother’s […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: assassins, cinnamon roll protagonist, court intrigue, forced marriage, Foz Meadows, gay romance, plotting, queer romance, romantasy

carmelpie's CBR16 Review No:55 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance · Tags: assassins, cinnamon roll protagonist, court intrigue, forced marriage, Foz Meadows, gay romance, plotting, queer romance, romantasy ·
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Breezy and Brief (No Pun Intended)

Take Off Your Pants – Outline Your Books for Faster, Better Writing by Libbie Hawker

October 30, 2021 by sabian30 Leave a Comment

This large print, 150-page book supposedly shows how to write a commercially successful book in three weeks using the outlining techniques shown in the book. It identifies the major character and plot points necessary for a good book and extolls the advantages of plotting (outlining) over pantsing (writing by the seat of your pants). Defining the main character, showing their external goal, identifying the protagonist, the hero’s flaws, the allies, and the overall theme are the first steps in setting up your outline. Ms. Hawker […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Libbie Hawker, Outlining, Pantsing, plotting

sabian30's CBR13 Review No:22 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Libbie Hawker, Outlining, Pantsing, plotting ·
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We’ll always be troubled by how things are—that’s how it stands with the difficult gift of consciousness.

June 30, 2017 by borisanne Leave a Comment

By the time this came off the wait-list at the library, I had completely forgotten why my friend had recommended it to me, other than the obvious, which is that I love me some Ian McEwan. And what’s interesting to report now that I’ve read Nutshell is that I may have grown out of my McEwan faze, because this checked a LOT of my boxes but ultimately didn’t blow me out of the water. Which is not to say that this isn’t a beautiful book, […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #food, baby, birth, fetus, Hamlet, ian mcewan, in utero, London, mcewan, murder, plotting, poison, wine

borisanne's CBR9 Review No:21 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #food, baby, birth, fetus, Hamlet, ian mcewan, in utero, London, mcewan, murder, plotting, poison, wine ·
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