A Book Review in Lieu of Jail Time
I’m not normally going to put book reviews on this blog. If you want to know what I’m reading or chat about books, please become my friend on Goodreads. But I have no choice but to blog about Two Moon...
View ArticleWhy Bad Reviews Rock
I got my first one-star review the other day. Here’s a link, if you want to read it. I can imagine my writer friends cringing: you’re linking a bad review? You shouldn’t even read that junk, let alone...
View ArticleThree New Reviews
Ever since ASHFALL went up on NetGalley, reviews have trickled onto my Google Alerts at the rate of 1-3 per week. So I was surprised to find three this morning. They do a great job summarizing the...
View ArticleCelebrating Bad Reviews
(Originally posted at The League of Extraordinary Writers) I come from a line of men who worked with their hands. My grandfather rebuilt boat motors; my dad builds and repairs furniture. For almost...
View ArticleMore Goodreads Drama
Here we go again with the Goodreads drama. This time it’s ex-literary agent and author Nathan Bransford wading into the swamp with a defense of September Girls by Bennett Madison and a plea that we...
View ArticleAmazing News!
Kirkus just recognized SUNRISE, the conclusion to the ASHFALL trilogy, with a STARRED REVIEW! I’m thrilled and humbled by the recognition. You can read their review here. My favorite bits? “Throughout...
View ArticleHow Many Times Do I Have to Say This? Reviews Are for Readers, Not Authors
A Facebook friend shared this article from The Guardian tonight, and I was absolutely appalled. An author, Kathleen Hale, stalked the author of a one-star review of her book, and The Guardian printed...
View ArticleWin an ARC of The Diabolic
Last week I got my grubby hands on an advanced reading copy (ARC) of S.J. Kincaid’s latest novel, The Diabolic. I’m not sure why Kincaid sent it to me, but I’m glad she did! She didn’t ask me to write...
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