True confession. I am not a football fan. I don't know one play from another and when dragged to a high school game by my husband, will patiently wait until half-time and then beg to leave. (Let's hear it for the marching band!) But after listening to BACKFIELD BOYS (August, 2017 Farrar, Straus, and Giroux) by sports journalist John… Continue reading Backfield Boys: A Football Mystery- Audio CD Review and Giveaway
When Tracey Adams of Adams Literary recommends a book, I listen. As a result, when I was given the opportunity by Recorded Books to listen and review the book Tracey recommended, the good braider (Skyscape, 2012) I jumped at the chance. For one fortunate blog reader, you'll be glad that I did. Following this review you'll… Continue reading The Good Braider: A Review and a Giveaway
Congratulations to Ann Eisenstein who received a copy of Odette's Secrets in last week's giveaway. In this ongoing mini-series of blog posts, I share more nuggets from my online writing class, Plot and Structure, with instructor Bethany Nuckolls. ******** As our class proceeded into analyzing Act II of our novels, Bethany explained the concept of Shock:… Continue reading Plot Elements and What Happened to Goodbye: Part I