Category Archives: Criticism

Travel Review: A Trip To Gillette Castle In Connecticut

Posted on August 29, 2011 by

Heading down to Gillette’s Castle in Connecticut, I was under the impression that the castle would remind me of the one I imagined up for Tearing Honor. I haven’t done hands-on research for novels before and was convinced that I … Continue reading →

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The Polar Caves Is Where It’s At

Posted on June 30, 2011 by

Where what’s at, you may ask? All the fun of course! The Polar Caves in NH were a lot cooler (pun intended!) than I’d expected. I know, I’ve been talking about a whole lot of rocks lately and a whole … Continue reading →

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Robert Frost: The Farmer

Posted on June 1, 2011 by

Recently, the weather has been absolutely gorgeous around here.  We suffered through two weeks of rain, so spring fever struck the second the sun decided to come out. As a result, many trips were made. One I would like to … Continue reading →

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MMmm Coffee! Where Should You Be Getting It?

Posted on May 25, 2011 by

I like to write reviews and I like coffee, so I’ve decided to share with you my reviews of chain coffee shops I’ve tried.  I know a  lot of my readers are coffee fans, so I’d be interested to see … Continue reading →

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The Importance Of Getting Your Facts Straight

Posted on April 20, 2011 by

We need to be careful when we write that we get our facts straight.  ESPECIALLY if historical fiction is involved.  At least this seems to be what readers have been complaining about from my own writing, and the character in … Continue reading →

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Ads And Ebooks: Reaction To Amazon’s Kindle Cost Reduction

Posted on April 13, 2011 by

New Amazon Kindle with Ads? My first reaction to this news was pure irritation.  Our society is constantly being bombarded with ads, everywhere we turn.  The one escape we’ve had from ads, for the most part, has been in our … Continue reading →

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Most Responsive Social Media

Posted on March 23, 2011 by

Hi all, Lacking the budget to dive into larger-scale marketing, I’ve relied on social media and word-of-mouth to spread the word about my book, Tearing Honor.  It has had some success, but not nearly as much as one would hope.  … Continue reading →

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Why I Like Physical Books Instead Of E-Books

Posted on March 7, 2011 by

The release of e-books has been a controversial subject to me since day one.  When college came around, I was advised to read articles upon articles that were posted online as PDFs.  This is when I knew that e-books were … Continue reading →

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King Richard’s Faire – Review and Criticism of Representation of the Renaissance

Posted on October 13, 2009 by

I recently returned from a day trip to King Richard’s Faire in Carver, MA.  I will say, I had a fabulous time, regardless of my disappointment upon discovering the exclusion of a great deal of Renaissance features. I was banking … Continue reading →

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Character Exclusion – Book to Movie

Posted on September 12, 2009 by

As I was rereading Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince, I was reminded of an issue that bothered me when reading The Lord of the Rings trilogy: is it acceptable to exclude characters who have relatively lengthy parts in books … Continue reading →

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