Non-fiction travel and first-person anecdotes: two of my favorite literary pursuits. You turn something not much of us consider into an art form and stand back with us and extemporize on it on a minute scale. I've always harbored daydreams of packing up and disappearing (especially with the economy ... view book

While normally, fiction weighed down with introspective monologues bores me to tears, I severely enjoy a good anecdote. It feels like I'm listening in on a tasty conversation, or listening to someone tell me 'old war stories'. Once a writer starts telling me about this and that from years ago, all p... view book

I agree with just about everything Gordon Long says. Your humor is spot on, though if it cuts the tension it's misplaced. Think of it as the "good cop bad cop" routine: the bad cop comes in and makes you feel like you're in over your head, and the good cop comes in and makes you feel like you have a... view book

This is pretty good. I'm reminded of that old movie...hmm, what was it? What a Wonderful Life. I think. At any rate I can't see much if anything to fix. The dialogue is natural, if a bit stiff. Anyway, regardless of whether or not it's a primarily religious novel, I bet that if you could get it i... view book

You have a great pace and your spelling and grammar is impeccable. But what I really wanted to address here was the density of your prose. It's nice to see someone who doesn't do "simple" or "sparse", write like a Dick and Jane primer or a story out of an old Highlights magazine. "Turning Red" is as... view book