Books YA/MG fiction The Opposite of Hallelujah (***** – loved) Adult fiction Zoo City (***** – loved) Beauty and the Werewolf (*** – enjoyed) Broken Harbour (***** – loved) Adult non-fiction Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (*** – enjoyed) Movies Wreck-It Ralph (**** – liked) In…
Or, how to write a book, no matter how bad, that Sarah will devour. It’s simple — all you have to do is cram in one or more of the following:
Books YA/MG fiction Blood Red Road (***** – loved) Where Things Come Back (***** – loved) Insurgent (**** – liked) The Clockwork Three (*** – enjoyed) Graphic novels Friends With Boys (**** – liked) Adult fiction Deadlocked (*** – enjoyed) Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders (**** – liked) Uncle…
… I’m thinking about fiction, and you will be, too. (WARNING: due to the nature of this discussion, this blog entry will contain swear words and references to works that depict graphic violence. No graphic violence in the blog itself, though.) The first novel manuscript I ever wrote was called Just…