Mo reads Enchantment by Orson Scott Card
Several years ago, I read Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card and really liked it. The book was given to me as a gift and came with the added bonus of being signed to me by Card himself. I would have never picked it up on my own and I would have been poorer for [...]
Should I bite the bullet?
I have a confession to make: I have never read any Harry Potter or Twilight novel. I haven’t even glanced at a page from either franchise. This is a fact that I’m actually proud of – I can look down on the hype from my “above it all” perch and pat myself on the back for [...]
Mo reads Storm Front by Jim Butcher
Lots of months ago, I asked for suggestions for good sci-fi/fantasy books. Bradley, docmagik and PhotoNinja gave me some GREAT suggestions and I’ve been trying to make a dent in that list ever since. In those suggestions was Jim Butcher’s Storm Front… but not because I would like it. In docmagik’s words, “it’s sort of what [...]
Spent
Everybody hates Mondays – hell, even I am wont to badmouth Monday from time to time… Really, though, the real day of the week to dread is Tuesday. On Monday, everyone is still getting over the weekend and catching up on crap they didn’t do (but should have done) on Friday. Tuesday is when the [...]
The trouble with writing out of your element
“They” say that one of the best things a writer can do to hone his/her craft is to read. I read. Quite a bit, in fact. I read non-fiction, contemporary fiction, classical fiction, cookbooks, how-to books… I read it all. I don’t read sci-fi/fantasy. There are a few notable exceptions, but for the most part, [...]
