Last week in our Six Degrees saga, Jenelle Schmidt helped us see the connection between King Solomon’s Mines and Othello, both excellent works. This week we’ll continue in the classics as we take a look at one of the most heart-wrenching tales of destiny and revenge ever crafted, The Count of Monte Cristo. This novel also happens to …
As I mentioned last time, it was The Hobbit which really launched my passion for reading. Predictably, then, other books like it where my first choices as I began my foray into the wide world of literature. I read the Shannara series as well as other books by Terry Brooks, the Dragonlance books, the Dragon Rider’s of Pern, some Stephen R. Donaldson, …
After a long winter nap, Six Degrees of Kool Books is at last ready to stir from hibernation! This week as we emerged from our slumber we’ll set off on a journey into deepest, darkest Africa. But before we board the steam liner headed for adventure, since it has been so long, you might have forgotten …
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Welcome back to another installment of Nightstand books. Though it’s been a while since the last one, of course that does not mean that there are not books to be talked about and stands to be knighted. While it was good to take a little break to recharge my night light’s batteries (and do some …
In the last installment, I mentioned how my fascination with Choose Your Own Adventure books did not quite blossom into a full blown love of reading. But even if it did not get me there, in many ways it led me into what did, and that’s what I intend to focus on in this article. …
From time to time I do interviews. A lot of times I get the same sorts of questions: talk about your motivation for writing, talk about your books, how you became a writer, your writing process, etc. etc. All of these are great and I enjoy answering them, but recently I was asked about what …
Every writer is also a reader. And every reader’s journey could be depicted by a long, winding stairway of books, each book another step in their literary journey. We are all accumulating our own little mental library whether we are conscious of it or not. This post (and the ones which follow) will offer a glimpse into …
2014 As the end of the year approaches I like to sit back and take the long view, to gaze out over the past twelve months and reflect on where I’ve been as a writer. 2014 was year 2 of kicking the tires on this whole wordsmithing journey. While there were certainly moments where I it felt …
