Terrific Titles

Terrific Titles

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….that leap off the shelf and into your hands. Why do you pick one book over another. Could be the author. Could be the cover design. Or it could be the title. It is so difficult to choose a perfect title for a book. You want it to reflect the content and not...
The Good, the Bad & the Unforgettable

The Good, the Bad & the Unforgettable

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I find it hard to stick with a book that centres around a character I dislike, cannot relate to or don’t care about. These characters, either protagonist or evil villain, don’t have to be perfect (preferably not) but they have to have desires and...
Grabbed by the Throat

Grabbed by the Throat

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When I am choosing a book to read, I like to sample the first couple of pages to get a feel for how the author uses language, the point of view, the voice, that kind of thing. In the days I lived in Halifax, I would sit myself down in the back room of Woozles...
World Building

World Building

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For the last two years I have been doing ground work in preparation for finally finishing a middle-grade fantasy novel. It has been hanging on the edges of my creative efforts for too many years. Starting with an idea that popped up about 30 or more years ago (yes,...