Monthly Archives: March 2019

Confidence

Posted on March 22, 2019 by midiguru

With any work of fiction, it’s vital that the reader have confidence in the author. A few details set down wrong, and that confidence is sorely damaged, perhaps gone forever. Writers of historical fiction need to be especially painstaking. I … Continue reading →

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Devices and Desires

Posted on March 22, 2019 by midiguru

I love reading murder mysteries. I’ve written a couple, but they’re unpublished and not, I think, very good. The modern mystery novel has quite a different flavor from the classics by Agatha Christie. There’s more tension and danger, for starters. … Continue reading →

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Fresh Air

Posted on March 9, 2019 by midiguru

We have a tiny used bookstore here in town. It’s tucked away in a little room off the lobby of the public library. Last week, browsing there, I picked up and bought a paperback copy of the Salterton Trilogy by … Continue reading →

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Dire Straits

Posted on March 2, 2019 by midiguru

My goal for this spring is to read a whole bunch of fantasy novels. If I want my next novel to be good (and I do), I need to develop a better idea of what “good” looks like. A friend … Continue reading →

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