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Review: Your Table is Ready • Tales of a New York Maître D’ by Michael Cecchi-Azzolina

January 8, 2023 by Cassidee Lanstra Leave a Comment

This is a book for anyone who has worked in the service industry.

Filed Under: Nonfiction, Reviews Tagged With: Macmillan Audio, memoir, St. Martin's Press

Review: Into Every Generation a Slayer is Born: How Buffy Staked Our Hearts by Evan Ross Katz

April 3, 2022 by Cassidee Lanstra Leave a Comment

A perfectly balanced celebration, scrutinization, and discussion of the cultural phenomenon that is Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Fantasy, Fantasy Horror, Fiction, Horror, Nonfiction, Paranormal Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Vampires Tagged With: Evan Ross Katz, Hachette Audio

Review: Fantasy Worldbuilding Workbook (Forging Fantasy Realms #2) by M.D. Presley

August 6, 2021 by Tom Bookbeard Leave a Comment

Synopsis This book is a collection of essays based on the author’s vast knowledge and appreciation for worldbuilding in fantasy. Also contained with are sources for worldbuilding prompts and diagrams to make this not only a useful guide to any writer, but also to foster an appreciation in the reader for the sheer colossal task […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Nonfiction, Reviews Tagged With: Fantasy Worldbuilding Workbook, Forging Fantasy Realms, M.D. Presley

Review: Writing Monsters by Philip Athans

February 26, 2021 by Manny Henri Leave a Comment

Philip starts by leveling the field and properly defining what a good monster is; what makes them scary, where they come from and how to define them as a monster or a villain (or both). Then he continues by encouraging us to describe their attributes, digging deep into creating three-dimensional creatures with skill descriptions that resemble a Dungeon & Dragons scoring system. I really enjoyed printing the monster creation form and going through each question to develop (or re-develop) the main villain of my story. He proceeds with an amazing section on how to write them properly on the page using the appropriate reveal, leveraging your five senses and some tricks to make them scarier and less cliché (ex.: don’t use vampires, werewolves or write them in a whole new perspective). 

Filed Under: Nonfiction, Reviews Tagged With: Philip Athans, Writer's Digest Books

Review: Writing In The Dark by Tim Waggoner

February 16, 2021 by Manny Henri Leave a Comment

As a starting writer working on a monster-horror novel, I’m always looking for books teaching how to improve my craft. And Tim Waggoner’s Writing in the dark didn’t disappoint. In fact, it was the first one I read focused on the Horror genre. When I started reading, I had just finished the first draft of my novel “From the mist”. I feel confident the 2nd draft will be that much better from the tips and tricks I learned from Tim. 

Filed Under: Nonfiction, Reviews Tagged With: Guide Dog Books, Tim Waggoner

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