Issue #10 Blog #7-2015 Section: Book Reviews Blogger: Joseph Clay This book review will be short, like the book. Elmore Leonard’s 10 Rules of Writing is a cloth covered hardback book that is pleasing to the eye. The dark brown leather like material that encases the spine, reminds me of ostrich hide. The book measures... Continue Reading →
Book Review – Fire in the Hole – Author: Elmore Leonard
Issue #8 Blog #5-2015 Section: Book Reviews Blogger: Joseph Clay The reason I checked this book out, Justified, the TV series, I love the show and the characters. The series Justified came from several of Elmore Leonard's books. Pronto, released in 1993, also a made for TV Movie in 1997. Riding the Rap released... Continue Reading →
Book Review – Sleight of Hand – Author: Phillip Margolin
Issue #13 Blog #10-2015 Section: Book Reviews Blogger: Joseph Clay Book Details: Published: 2013 ISBN:978-0-06-206991-7 Hardback 312 Pages SRP: USA $26.99 A Novel of Suspense Sleight of Hand is the second book by Phillip Margolin I have read. He is fast becoming my favorite author as his work is outstanding. The first tale I... Continue Reading →
Book Review – Split Second – Author: Catherine Coulter
Issue #11 Blog #8-2015 Section: Book Reviews Blogger: Joseph Clay Book Details: Published: 2001 ISBN: 978-0-399-15743-1 Hardback 419 Pages SRP: USA $26.95 Canada $31.80 Fifteenth Book the FBI Suspense - Thriller Series Split Second is the first book by Catherine Coulter I have read. This book is part of an ongoing series, like Flesh and... Continue Reading →
Book Review – Cruel & Unusual – Author: Patricia Cornwell
Issue #14 Blog #11-2015 Section: Book Reviews Blogger: Joseph Clay Book Details: Published: 1993 ISBN: 0684195305 (ISBN13: 9780684195308) Hardcover 356 Pages SRP: Unknown Series: #4 in the Kay Scarpetta Novel Series Genre: Mystery Cruel & Unusual is the second book by Patricia Cornwell I have read. The first, Flesh and Blood I reviewed back... Continue Reading →
Book Review – Flesh and Blood-Author: Patricia Cornwell
Issue #6 Blog #3-2015 Section: Book Reviews Blogger: Joseph Clay The first thing I noticed was the cover, trying to figure out if it gave me a clue about what was inside. The middle of the cover was dark, with strands of red matter streaming up from a black abyss, I took as blood... Continue Reading →
Book Review – Woman with a Gun-Author: Phillip Margolin
Issue #4 Blog #1-2015 Section: Book Reviews Blogger: Joseph Clay I had never heard of Phillip Margolin, and I’m sure he has never heard of me. Mr. Margolin has a long background as a defense attorney handling thirty murder cases. He also has written many a novel, eighteen to be exact when Woman with... Continue Reading →
Writing Tips – Word Count; Flash Fiction versus Short Story versus Novel
Issue #71 Blog # 11-2018 Section: Writing Tips Blogger: Joseph Clay Last year ThunderHorse Publishing posted a blog about the length of flash fiction titled Writing Tip – What is Flash Fiction and Why Write it? Since then we have had several questions regarding the different word counts for each classification. The first thing... Continue Reading →
Writing Tips – Is Knowing How to Spell and/or Type a Must to be an Author?
Issue #70 Blog # 10-2018 Section: Writing Tips Blogger: Joseph Clay Well it doesn't hurt and the writing goes a whole lot faster if you can type. But don't let hunt and peck typing or short comings with the English language, grammar and/or spelling hold you back. If your dream is to become an Author... Continue Reading →