Enrich Your Dialogue with Subtext
As readers and writers of fiction, we are quite familiar with the use of dialogue to enhance character development, impart information, and enliven story. But […]
Month: March 2020
Historical Suspense Romance Tiffany Blues
Tiffany Blues, by M.J. Rose: At age twenty-four in 1924, Jenny Bell is a struggling New York artist when she wins a scholarship to Louis […]
Sleight / Slight
Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: SLEIGHT / SLIGHT These […]
Comic Mystery Bad Monkey
Bad Monkey, by Carl Hiaasen: A severed arm reeled in from the waters off Key West offers former Deputy Sheriff Andrew Yancy a chance […]
Single / Singular
Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: SINGLE / SINGULAR These […]
YA Mystery Half Moon Investigations
Half Moon Investigations, by Eoin Colfer: My name is Fletcher Moon, but people call me Half Moon. I may be short, but that doesn’t mean […]
Shrank / Shrunk
Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: SHRANK / SHRUNK Far […]
Crime Novel No Regrets, Coyote
No Regrets, Coyote, by John Dufresne: My name is Wylie Melville, so of course my cop cohort calls me Coyote in series crime novel NO […]
Segue / Segway
Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: SEGUE / SEGWAY You […]
Mystery Aunty Lee’s Deadly Specials
Aunty Lee’s Deadly Specials, by Ovidia Yu: Restaurateur Aunty Lee shifts into sleuth mode when her signature buah keluak dish is pronounced a killer […]