reader

New blog post by Claire G What Came First, the Chicken or the Egg? Bear With Me! Okay, this is probably a weird analogy but this is how my (bird-brained!) mind works. So, in terms of the title question, I’ve thought long and hard about this and, with my limited scientific knowledge, I’ve...

The catchword I use with my classes is: The authority of the writer always overcomes the skepticism of the reader. Nikki Giovanni

Trawling thru the 2 for one Audible sale I realised my decision usually comes down to the reader comments. "Fizzled Out", made me reject one I looked at. I hate it when horror does that. If you've built my expectations thru suspense I want a real bang up denouement. "Never falters" made me...

New blog post by Claire G More Haste, Less Speed? What Do We Mean by ‘Pace’ And Why Is It Important? We often hear that books are fast-paced, slow burn or ‘saggy in the middle’. In a nutshell, pace is the speed at which a story unfolds (note that this is not the same as the speed at which a...

A reader is not supposed to be aware that someone's written the story. He's supposed to be completely immersed, submerged in the environment. Jack Vance

Normally I'd post this in the Steam Room, but my membership slipped back to basic when I came off worse in a head-to-head battle with a bailiff (long story). As older members will remember I've been banging on about writing a time-slip novel for several years. I think it is finally 'finished'...