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Riveting Third Title
In a Fascinating Action Series Review by Jeff Salter Of William Alan Webb’s Standing at the Edge Vol. 3 of the Last Brigade Series Intro I first encountered Bill Webb on the pages of a WW2 magazine where he’d published … Continue reading
Posted in battles, book series, villains, writers
Tagged battle scenes, Last Brigade, war movies, William Alan Webb
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Well, Hello Dahl
A quick review this week for two books, but one story, and only about the first quarter of the whole story. I’m talking about a life, the life of Roald Dahl. I still don’t know everything about the man, but … Continue reading
Posted in audiobooks, author's life, autobiographies, big plans, biographies, Books, careers, characters, Characters based on real people, childhood, decisions, experiences, Family, foreign publications, free week, helping others, historical, history, honors, inspiration, jobs, Life, memories, non-fiction, reading, reading preferences, The Author Life, Tonette Joyce, using talents, villains, writers, writing
Tagged "Going Solo" Roald Dahl, Africa, Greece, Norway, Rafael, Roald Dahl, Roald Dahl memoirs, WWII
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A Tale of Two Kings
Actually, it is one King. Or, one could argue, nine Kings or more. As readers and my colleagues here know, I am a fan of Stephen King. I do not usually recommend his work to people, however. The reason for … Continue reading
Posted in advice, America, art, author's life, authors, big plans, Books, careers, characters, contemporary, experiences, fantasy, imagination, inspiration, inspirational people, Life, Miscellaneous, TBR List, Tonette Joyce, villains, writers, writing
Tagged 11-22-63, Abe Lincoln, Critical analysis of Stephen King, Field of Dreams, Hearts in Atlantis, Joyland, On Writing, Stephen King, The 1960s, To Be Listened To list, Writing to the audience
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Subleties
I have always been aware of how a simple gift can lift a spirit, how a kind remark or compliment can make a day, or even be remembered for years by the recipient. I also know that a mean action … Continue reading
Misuse of Terminology
After busy months of becoming a freshman in high school in a new town, my grandson finally got back into his reading groove and back to having me reading a series with him. After the mostly tame and always ‘bad-guys-become-good’ … Continue reading
Posted in authors, book review, Books, characters, dystopian worlds, imagination, Miscellaneous, phrases, reading, reading preferences, Tonette Joyce, traditions, villains, writing
Tagged Anna Karenina, Artemis Fowl, Demons, Harry Potter, Leo Tolstoy, Midgrade books, mythological creatures, Percy Jackson, Septimus Heap, speed-reading, Taran Matharu, The Battlemage, The Inquisition, The Novice, The Summoner Trilogy, War and Peace, Woody Allen quote, YA books
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