The Writer's Apocalypse

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• The Truths about Writing

  By JimMaster on January 30, 2021 • ( 1 )

  

  So, I have to say, last week’s rant “Lies about Writing” was pretty popular. If you haven’t had a chance to read it, it’s basically a satirical view on some quotes about writing. When I was thinking about  what to… Read More ›

• Getting back to the Grind

  By JimMaster on December 7, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  “Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out,” – Robert Collier, American author. Hello everybody, I’m back! It’s been about four months since my last weekly rant, and you might have thought that you’ve seen… Read More ›

• Why I Hate Writing

  By JimMaster on May 9, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  As you read the headline, I know what you must all be thinking: “But Jim, you’re a writer. How can you possibly hate writing?” In reality, hate is probably too strong of a word. I love writing and there’s nothing… Read More ›

• Welcome to the Writer’s Apocalypse

  By JimMaster on December 27, 2017

  I’ve always found the word “apocalypse” to be fascinating. It can mean a prophetic revelation, but it can also mean a widespread or universal destruction or disaster. As a Christian and a Horror Writer, both those definitions weigh heavy on… Read More ›

• Review of People We Meet on Vacation

  By JimMaster on April 23, 2021 • ( 0 )

  People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry chronicles the unlikely friendship of Poppy and Alex. As the inside cover states, Poppy is a wild child with no desire to land in one location. Alex is the kind of guy… Read More ›

• Review of ‘This is Where You Belong’

  By JimMaster on April 11, 2021 • ( 0 )

  Have you ever moved to a city or town and it didn’t feel like you were at home? Author and Freelance Journalist Melody Warnick had that feeling when she and her family moved to Blacksburg, Virginia. After feeling like she’d… Read More ›

• Character Driven

  By JimMaster on April 3, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Chris sat on the edge of his apartment building’s roof. Tenants weren’t allowed on the roof, but Chris knew that the landlord didn’t care. Plus, the sunrise looked magnificent from up here. However magnificent it was, the sunrise was what was… Read More ›

• Review of Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)

  By JimMaster on April 2, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  The apex installment of the Monsterverse, Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) answers the question of who would win in a fight between the king of the monsters and the lord of Skull Island. For a film that’s just shy of two… Read More ›

• BvF: Practical Magic

  By JimMaster on March 9, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Through the Book of the Month Club, I had an opportunity to purchase three of Alice Hoffman’s magical books including Rules of Magic, Practical Magic, and Magic Lessons. I’ve never read any of those before, but I remember watching Practical… Read More ›

• To Edit or not to Edit, that is the question

  By JimMaster on March 6, 2021 • ( 1 )

  

  In my current work-in-progress, I’m at the editing stage. And it’s not even the final stage where you’re congratulating yourself for getting through such a tedious, mind numbing, horrific, no good, process in the production phase either. If you’ve ever… Read More ›

• Lies about Authors

  By JimMaster on March 2, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  A couple weeks ago, I wrote a column about the lies of writing. It did pretty well so I followed it up with a column about the truths about writing. That one didn’t do so well, so I’m going back… Read More ›

• Book Review: Girl A

  By JimMaster on February 24, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  There are books that are fictional and could never happen. And then there are those books that are fictional, but could and probably already have happened. The latter, in my opinion, is the scarier of the two. Sure, an extraterrestrial… Read More ›

• Is It Okay For Men To Read Romance Novels?

  By JimMaster on February 21, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  I finished “Redeeming Love” by Francine Rivers in less than a day. I started it on a Friday and finished it on a Saturday. It was an amazing fictional tale of a girl that was sold into sin at the… Read More ›

• Book Review: People Like Her

  By JimMaster on February 3, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  I recently made the decision to take a break from social media. Having then read this book from the debut husband-and-wife writing team writing under the pseudonym of Ellery Lloyd, I’m pretty sure I made the right choice. The description… Read More ›

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