Tag Archives: realism

It’s Personal Every Time

Posted on August 10, 2017 by

I have been using Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited to listen to audiobooks recently.  Now, you can search for e-books that are both KU eligible and have an audio version available, but if there is a way to search for books where … Continue reading →

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A Walk To The Edge Of The World

Posted on July 16, 2017 by

O, spirit, I can feel you watching me. The voice that speaks from the sky–the Nar Attor–said that one would be sent to watch over me. I am Thangorr, of the Grey Mountain People.  Have you heard of us? No? … Continue reading →

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Or The Man Who Makes Potions In The Travelling Show

Posted on July 15, 2017 by

I gave up on yet another audiobook today, and this one I really regretted.  I liked the writing style and it was well narrated. However, I realized the central thesis, although a common one, was something that I can no … Continue reading →

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Joe’s Sandwich: A Hook

Posted on July 5, 2017 by

I’ve recently started a initial trial of Amazon Kindle Unlimited, and have figured out how to use KU to get audiobooks (you have to download the e-book and then add narration to it–not difficult, but a bit counter intuitive.) So … Continue reading →

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It’s Only A Mystery If I Want To Unravel It

Posted on June 28, 2017 by

So. I just gave up on a book called Pines by Blake Crouch. It was read by Paul Michael Garcia, who is narrator that I really like–he’s done a number of science fiction novels including several of Heinlein’s that I … Continue reading →

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Wonder Woman

Posted on June 12, 2017 by

Let’s forget about the “superhero” universe for a minute. Let’s not worry about continuity and connectivity and just look at this film as a film, as if it exists all by itself.  Okay? Now, that’s easy for me, since I … Continue reading →

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A sweet little bullet from a pretty blue gun

Posted on May 25, 2017 by

Recently I wrote three posts about story structure. The first part discussed “story alignments” , the second part talked about openings that established an alignment, and the third part discussed actions within the body of the story. I had planned on writing … Continue reading →

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