Tag: good books

  • I can’t Write Fast Enough!

    I can’t Write Fast Enough!

    This is what will appear at the very end of Possum Creek Massacre. But it will be a while before that book is released, so you should get a head start on your reading.  Like Books Similar to This One? Cedar can’t possibly write fast enough to satisfy most readers. Check these great authors out!…

  • Curmudgeon’s Corner: Expectations

    Curmudgeon’s Corner: Expectations

    Written by Sanford Begley I’m reading the second book by a new author. I won’t tell you who because it doesn’t matter. I have barely started it and am already disappointed. Not because it isn’t a good book, it is so far. And not because it isn’t as well written as the first, actually I…

  • Review Roundup

    Review Roundup

    Today’s reviews are a diverse selection. No matter what your tastes, there is likely to be a pleaser in here! For a fun, flirty romantic short story, try Inappropriate Behavior. I designed the cover, and reading this wasn’t something I would have done normally, but I’m happy I took the chance. A contemporary romance with more…

  • Miscellany

    Miscellany

    Ever wondered what the first book in print was (hint: it wasn’t printed by Gutenberg)? How about when and where the first novel was written? Are you a writer who worries that books are going out of style? My post today at the Mad Genius Club hits on the answers in a rambling essay that…

  • Broad Reading

    Broad Reading

    I’ve talked on the blog and elsewhere many times about the importance of reading if you plan to become a good writer. I’m sure you can write without reading – well, knowing how to read seems to be a requirement, but reading other works is technically optional. Stephanie Souders wrote a wonderful essay about this…