Once again, something new and fun for genre lovers. It’s Spotlight Sunday, where I showcase an interesting book of the week. (I’ll try hard not to review it that week. And to continue with the alliteration.) So, the first Spotlight Sunday is dedicated to Joe Abercrombie’s The Heroes, which is coincidentally a Kindle Daily Deal.…
Genesis 9:6 Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed. Grisham is an author I would have expected more out of, especially since this was past his tenth book. But let’s not open on bad terms, even if the ending did leave me underwhelmed. The Confession is, put simply, a story about…
“’Don’t try to find the ideas let the ideas find you,’ I said, unsure if I even knew what I was talking about. Then it’s all you can think about and it goes through your body and tries to escape and be expressed in any way possible….It’s a lot like…like…’ ‘Lightning?’ Malerie asked me. ‘Yeah,’…
“I’m sure you hate me now, a little. This is not meant to be easy. I made finding things difficult, not for you, but for myself. Like an alcoholic who locks the booze in the basement and throws away the key. But you are here, so it wasn’t enough.” It’s been a while (cue) hasn’t…
Noir, when translated from French, means ‘night.’ Noir, when translated from English, means ‘rain.’ A whole lot of rain. As I stated in my first post, and my bio, and my twitter account, (@Texan_Chill) I’m a fantasy noir writer. The only problem with this is that very few even know what the hell I even…
Racketeer: one who extorts money illegally. This is my first venture into a John Grisham book, and man, do I have to say, it was an adventure. Surprisingly, there were few commas, very much unlike this review. When I started this book, it began with the usual bland opener stating who he is and what…
Acerbic Writing 