Criticism | Criticism
Mar.15.2013
“A bad book is as much of a labour to write as a good one; it comes as sincerely from the author's soul.” -- Aldous Huxley
Critiquing is the most difficult and tender area in writing. In many ways, it's the Rorschach test of being human. You've just spent hours, days,...
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Mar.02.2013
Some won’t believe it. That I really didn’t notice during the marriage that it was so dysfunctional.
Because, after the divorce, I couldn’t believe I hadn’t noticed either.
But J. was a stubborn, pride-filled salesman--who refused to treat his anxiety--who liked to cover his...
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Mar.01.2013
“We are so scared of being judged that we look for every excuse to procrastinate.”
-Erica Jong
One of the greatest ironies is the writer who doesn't write. The person who reads books like one devouring cupcakes after a ten-day juice fast. The person, who is passionate about prose,...
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Feb.19.2013
About a month ago I realized I had written more than ninety book reviews on my Redroom site and that more than 20,000 people had at least taken a look at them. So I thought I would compile and edit these reviews into a Kindle E-book that I have called Tuppence Reviews because the price...
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Feb.09.2013
Iron Horse Literary Review, Open Issue 2012
Before I go any further, let me say I admire anyone, or any group, that manages a literary magazine. It’s hard work, often thankless, and under-appreciated. Having said that, there are a good many litmags that seem to underachieve, and I’m not the one...
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Jan.04.2013
"All I can do. . . is write daily, read as much as possible, and keep my vocabulary alive and changing so that I will have an instrument on which to play the book if it does me the honor of coming to me and asking to be written."
Madeleine L'Engle
I just don't get writers who don't...
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Dec.12.2012
A piece by Stephanie Sun of Huffington Post, published today.
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Sep.30.2012
“A friend in need is a friend indeed.” We all know that one. That a true friend stands by you during adversity, is an accepted, unquestioned assumption in, I dare say, all cultures. Does the same friendship remain unshaken during your times of triumph?
I hold the...
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Sep.24.2012
Almost always, my books get good ratings. However, every now and then I’ll get some criticism. When I get criticized it’s, we want more out of the characters and more of their feelings. So I decided to write a blog to tell more about me and my feels. Who could understand my...
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Aug.31.2012
You know how some weeks have certain themes, where a particular type of thing keeps happening for no apparent reason? You sometimes hear, "Oh, Mercury is in retrograde," and although that might sound like an explanation of sorts, it doesn't really cut to the heart of the bewilderment.
In my...
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