WARNING: Movie spoilers ahead. Last week I blogged on the need for foreshadowing in novels to help the reader (more specifically, me) follow along on the journey. Commenters had other points of view, and one specifically mentioned the films by Quentin Tarantino. It got me to thinking about his films, specifically From Dusk Till Dawn. […]
I read a book recently where a major plot twist came out of nowhere and smacked me in the face. Three quarters of the way through the novel a major character died – a love interest in what I thought was a romance, but turned out to be more of a psychological paranormal thriller. In […]
Just yesterday I was pondering a blog post over at Musings of Mistress of the Dark Path on how certain marketing firms catapult authors to the top of bestseller lists. All it takes is money. The Wall Street Journal, NYT, and other well known bestseller lists are compiled using data on sales from specific bookselling […]
I’m over at Liv’s blog today, discussing my Naughty Mom stories. Come join us!
Last week, hubby and I were watching a French film – Moliére. It was an amazing movie about the playwright, done in the style of Shakespeare in Love. In the film, Moliére and his troupe are famous, summoned to Paris to create an original play for the King. Moliere wants to do something spectacular, something […]