Standing as it does as the third book in a series and the sixth book in this nine-volume epic, we do not expect “Full Circle” to be just another stand-alone novel. In fact, if we regard the three-book series as a single unit, the expected climax takes place at the end of the fifth book,…
Month: April 2015
WRITING HINT
Indies Unlimited Post: How to Write a Fight (or Love) Scene, Part 2
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This entry was posted in Indies Unlimited on Tuesday, April 24. In case you missed the original, here it is again: All right. You’ve done the foreplay, the participants have gone through the rituals required by their society, the emotions are high enough to require action. How are you going to write it? What…
REVIEW
“As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust” a Flavia de Luce Mystery by Alan Bradley
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I may have expressed concern when Alan Bradley finished off the last Flavia mystery by sending our favourite female detective off to Canada. It occurred to me that he might be removing her from all the atmosphere and individuals that made the books so rich in interest and humour. I nurtured in my heart the…
REVIEW
“Mind of the Beast” by Brian and Juliet Freyermuth
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The story starts thus… “The flaming teddy bear sailed through the air like a cute and fluffy Molotov Cocktail.” …and goes downhill from there. Rapidly, in a sleighride of emotion and suspense. This is the next book in the “Sundancer” series, and the plot flows from “Demon Dancer” to this one with little break. Nick…