Hi all, Just a quick reminder I am writing a novel. Want to make sure as many people as possible know this! The novel’s first draft is now officially finished. I have submitted it as part of my MFA in Creative Writing and am awaiting feedback and am letting the book become unfamiliar to me so that I can hack at it with a sharp knife when it’s time to revise, next term. The working title is Peter and Petra,…
I am not sure if I’ve mentioned it on this blog, but if you know me IRL, or follow me on social media, you may know I am writing a novel. Actually, I’m near the end of a Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, where the Thesis is a publishable novel, so I really am writing a novel. Some people talk about ‘writing a novel’, but they’re – like me in the past – adding a thousand words every…
Why is reading so hard to do? I don’t have a lot of answers for you, I have to be honest. But I want to think this through for myself, so – I thought – why not share my thinking publicly, and perhaps get some others’ opinions? A couple of weeks ago I went to a conference in another state and had to take a plane. While I was in the airport, flying between airports, waiting for my connecting flight,…
My wife and I like to buy books. We probably like to buy books more than we spend time reading them… which is weird. But I recently read one of the books we bought solely on the basis of its title, “They Both Die at the End” by Adam Silvera. Here’s my short review: With just one modification to today’s world, Adam Silvera explores friendship, love, and the meaning of life in a compelling and moving way. They Both Die…
The following is my GoodReads.com review of The Silk Roads: A New History of the World which I finished reading today. The Silk Roads: A New History of the World by Peter Frankopan My rating: 5 of 5 stars I genuinely believe this should be required reading in all Western schools. It could be used to provide a fascinating and engaging look at world history, without the bias that British or American school curriculums currently exhibit towards their own nation’s…