The Writer’s Book of Hope: Getting from Frustration to Publication by Ralph Keyes My rating: 4 of 5 stars As my book circulates among some NYC editors, I decided to re-read this, and it was incredibly rewarding—maybe more so now that I’ve been working with what the author calls the “pub people.” Keyes understands the [...]
Books About Writing by Two Stephens
I’m a junkie for books about writing, but out of the dozens I’ve read over the years, two books written by guys named Stephen rise far above the rest: Stephen King’s On Writing and the unfortunately titled but indispensable The Modern Library Writer’s Workshop: A Guide to the Craft of Fiction by Stephen Koch. King’s [...]
Another Review of “The Blackwater Lights”
Somehow I missed this one—a nice review of Legends of the Mountain State which singles out my short story, “The Blackwater Lights,” as one of the best: Writing in a manner that reminded me of the great horror meister H.P. Lovecraft, Michael M. Hughes in “The Blackwater Lights” gives us an unadulterated example of pure [...]