Huge hype. Best-seller lists. Major motion picture. And for the life of me I cannot fathom why Twilight, by Stephenie Meyer is so widely acclaimed. By page 17 I’d found four grammatical errors. Stephenie, my dear, one is tanned, not tan. One is not tan, as in pink, blue or green. One is tanned, as in leathery. Where were the editors? Where were the proof-readers? Did you not proof the galleys yourself? Ah, but, one…
Yesterday I was interviewed by Don McCauley from The Authors Show, an online radio and TV network owned an operated by WNB NetworkWest.com With 65,000 people visiting the site every day, the network is yet one more example of a growing shift toward Internet-based information and product delivery, and a free, powerful marketing tool for authors and entrepreneurs. Don and I chatted via a taped conference call which will now be in production with technicians…
This was the third reading for me of House of Dreams, by Canadian author, Pauline Gedge. The novel still stands up. Set in ancient Egypt, House of Dreams takes you through political machinations and the vain dreams of an ambitious and fiesty girl known as Thu. Gedge’s ability to raise an ancient world, complete with the arid atmosphere pinching your nose and the feel fine linen on your burning skin is utterly spell-binding. A power-house…
I’d long wanted to see the film Water, by Canadian film director Deepa Meehta, missed it in theatres, and finally found it on Pay Per View TV last week. I should have run to theatre while it was still playing. This is a stunning film on so many levels. The screenplay is rich, haunting and deftly written. The acting is profoundly good, especially from Sarala Kariyawasam who plays the role of Chuyia, an eight year…
Elephant’s Breath & London Smoke My copy came yesterday and I am still all over it. Henry W. OsierChairman, Costume-Con 28 How to Write a Non-fiction Book in 60 Days I stayed up all night and read your book. I tossed a book I have been working on for months and started from scratch — following your process and using all my previous research. I started writing this morning following the guidelines in your book…