Is the Self-Publishing Route a good choice for aspiring writers? (Click on the image above to seek out more details about this awesome obscure novel,published by a lesser-known publisher) In the last few weeks, my email box has been inundated with requests from writers who published their stuff on “Smashwords.” Now, I don’t know whether they’re written well;…
Month: May 2012
The Elusiveness of the Artistic Process
Why Artistic Fundamentalism , with its enforcement of outlines, has destroyed many writers? All artists work differently like most people, yet people are miffed by the artists that are not wholly conscious at all times of what they’re setting out to write. Was William Shakespeare completely conscious of how layered his plays are to the…
Discussion of Anne Rice’s "The Wolf Gift:" A Modern Day Myth Part 1
Enter Nideck Point:Beginning of Reuben’s Hero Journey Fascinatingly, Anne Rice has always had a proclivity for creating modern mythology, and she always populates her seemingly conventional settings with numerous types of creatures and characters that are otherwordly. She has a knack for bridging both worlds of the unconventional and conventional, savage and civilized…
Review of “The Road” I’m experimenting right now with a new format for my book reviews because I feel like my other reviews have been too lengthy. Instead, they will be shorter and hopefully more focused. At the same time, I even will leave some questions of consideration at the end. Review:Corman Mcarthy’s The Road is…
Zombie May, A Degenerative Series of Posts about the Zombie Phenomenon
Wrestling with Zombies (Part 1) Trying to discern their Appeal: What is with our culture’s fixation with these unflattering monstrosities? I don’t completely understand the appeal behind these creatures, or at least I have my weak theories that I think may explain their appeal. As an outsider to the genre, I’ll be trying to understand…
Blog Update for the Exciting Summer Ahead! I’ve finally finished my semester, and am very excited about future plans for my blog. As of now, I’m planning to post something new about “The Wolf Gift” in the next couple of days. Also, I’ll be working hard to read and review books that many awesome people…
A Bibliophile's Reverie 