Tag: point of view

• Book Review Friday – Apart from Love by Uvi Poznansky

  

  I’m behind on writing reviews, but I hope the lapse will be forgiven with my review of an astounding book from Uvi Poznansky and her work of literary fiction, Apart from Love. Ms. Poznansky is a multi-talented author and artist, and with this novel, she creates a multi-faceted and multi-layered work of art. The story is told […]

  P. C. Zick

  February 8, 2015

  Book Review Friday, Ramblings of a Writer

  Alzheimer’s, book review, box set, contemporary fiction, contemporary romance, insanity, literary fiction, point of view, Uvi Poznansky

• Author Wednesday – Elaine White

  Welcome to Author Wednesday. Today Elaine White visits my blog for an interview about her writing life and her book Runaway Girl. Elaine writes paranormal romances featuring vampires. She uses the genre to teach some very important lessons about life. Runaway Girl is the first book in the Secrets of Avelina Chronicles series, which contains six […]

  P. C. Zick

  June 12, 2013

  Author Wednesday, Ramblings of a Writer

  amazon.com, authors, blog, book reviews, characters, fiction, novel, paranormal romance, point of view, reviews, vampires, writers, writing

• Book Review Friday – Embattled by Darlene Jones

  By Patricia Zick @PCZick Genre – Science fiction/fantasy Synopsis – With blood on her hands, strange words coming out of her mouth, and her face all over the media, Em knows that she stopped the jungle battle, stormed into the armed courtroom, and defeated the zealot soldiers. However, as she works for the aliens controlling […]

  P. C. Zick

  April 5, 2013

  Book Review Friday, Ramblings of a Writer

  amazon.com, authors, book reviews, characters, e-book, fiction, Mali, novel, point of view, reviews, science fiction, writers

• Book Review Friday – Two Books by Lisa See

  By Patricia Zick @PCZick When I read Shanghai Girls by Lisa See, I didn’t put the book down for several days. The book follows the lives of two sisters, May and Pearl, portrayed as selfish, hedonistic young women 1937 in what some referred to as the “Paris of Asia” in Shanghai, China. When the family […]

  P. C. Zick

  March 22, 2013

  Book Review Friday, Ramblings of a Writer

  amazon.com, authors, characters, China, dictatorship, Dreams of Joy, fiction, Lisa See, novel, Peony in Love, point of view, Shanghai Girls, writers

• Book Review Friday – In the Time of the Butterflies

  By Patricia Zick @PCZick Book Description from Amazon: It is November 25, 1960, and three beautiful sisters have been found near their wrecked Jeep at the bottom of a 150-foot cliff on the north coast of the Dominican Republic. The official state newspaper reports their deaths as accidental. It does not mention that a fourth […]

  P. C. Zick

  March 15, 2013

  Book Review Friday, Ramblings of a Writer

  authors, characters, dictatorship, Dominican Republic, fiction, history, Julia Alvarez, point of view, Selma Hayek, Trujillo

• Time to Start Another Novel

  By Patricia Zick @PCZick It’s time to start another book now that Trails in the Sand is finished. Finding the time to begin the new work is nearly impossible because my days are taken up with promoting the novel, submitting it to different websites, and finding reviewers for the book. I’m not really starting a […]

  P. C. Zick

  January 24, 2013

  Ramblings of a Writer, Writing Tips

  authors, characters, dialogue, e-book, fiction, Live from the Road, novel, point of view, reviews, story, Trails in the Sand

• Editing – Smoothing the Cement

  By Patricia Zick @PCZick This past week, I finished the edits on my third or fourth draft of my new novel Trails in the Sand. I sent it off to my editor, Kathleen Heady, so she can weave her magic on the manuscript. When she returns it, I’ll go through her suggestions and then ready […]

  P. C. Zick

  November 15, 2012

  Ramblings of a Writer, Writing Ideas, Writing Tips

  authors, blog, characters, editing, editors, fiction, final draft, first draft, novel, point of view, publishing, rough draft, writers, writing

• Incubating a Novel

  “Write. Rewrite. When not writing or rewriting, read. I know of no shortcuts.” Larry L. King By Patricia Zick @PCZick My new novel is incubating. I finished the complete first draft in February. I gave it over to two beta readers who sent back their comments and suggestions in May. In the meantime, I read. […]

  P. C. Zick

  September 14, 2012

  Ramblings of a Writer

  beta readers, editing, fiction, first draft, Kindle, novel, point of view, rewrite, second draft, Trails in the Sand, writers, writing

• Point of View

  “I almost always urge people to write in the first person. . .Writing is an act of ego and you might as well admit it.” William Zinsser Point of view is crucial in a novel. One of the quickest ways to turn me from a book is immature point of view. I often experiment  with […]

  P. C. Zick

  August 13, 2012

  Ramblings of a Writer, Style and Grace, Writing Ideas, Writing Tips

  A Visit from the Goon Squad, Deepwater Horizon oil spill, environment, fiction, first person, Jennifer Egan, novel, point of view, third person, tomatoes, writers