Monthly Archives: December 2010

Sally Goldenbaum’s A Holiday Yarn

The Power of Thought Not long ago, in one of the writing groups I belong to, my friends gave me to know that the pace of early chapters of my WiP is hectic. I’ve got lots of plot, they said, … Continue reading

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Jasper Fforde’s Imagination

The Powerful Question What If? Described generally, The Eyre Affair, Jasper Fforde’s first Thursday Next novel, sounds pretty standard. Tough, plucky girl detective goes after an amoral, sadistic criminal mastermind who threatens the very stability of the world. She’s sort … Continue reading

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