One of the most difficult things to nail in writing, I've found, is establishing setting. If a world is different from our own, it's very tempting to "info dump" and try to establish as much as possible right up front so that everything is understood. It's been fairly well established that this is bad form … Continue reading Tossed in the Deep End
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I've been reading enough lately that I think the Saturday book review will become a regular thing from now on. I don't know that I'll have one EVERY Saturday, but at least for a while I should have enough books to fill it up. Anyway! This is another Story Plant book, that I have received … Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: THE CHANGING SEASON by Steven Manchester
Time: Monday, 1:48 pm I was scheduled to come in at 2, but I figured jumping in a bit early was never going to be a problem. The rush was slowing down, and I could tell it had been a doozy, just from how much still needed to be done and cleared. James, our general manager … Continue reading Tales from the Café: Tabula Rasa
I've been involved in several debates in regards to book life and whatnot. You've seen a few of them: e-books versus paper books, Kindle vs. Nook, writing in books vs. not... There's been a bunch of them, but none has ever garnered as strong of a response as one I entered into unknowingly. The battle … Continue reading To Keep or Not to Keep
I don't normally post on weekends, but I want this to come out before Valentine's Day--so have a special book review! Disclaimer: I was provided copies of all three novellas in exchange for my honest review. And hey, a nice tropical romance series is just what a chilly February weekend needs, yeah? The full trilogy … Continue reading !!Special Saturday Edition!! BOOK REVIEW: HAWAIIAN HEARTBREAK TRILOGY
A/N: Incredibly fitting for the moment, as the past few days before I write this have been rife with Internet problems at home... Date: Wednesday, 12:38 pm The lunch rush would be here any minute, and all I had to do was make sure my best smile was on my face and we'd be fine. … Continue reading Tales from the Café: Page Cannot Load
I love stories. Not just books (though I love them as well) but stories told in any fashion. Movies, TV shows, books, video games even. Any way that a story can be told, I'm a big fan--and I know that there's many different ways to tell a story. I'm always on the lookout for new … Continue reading Non-Traditional Storytelling
Time: 2:35 pm, Monday Mid-afternoons are slow under the best of circumstances, and this one was even worse. I wasn't sure what was keeping people away from the café, but that was the way things went. Honestly, I didn't mind the slow afternoons. It meant that I had some time to get caught up on … Continue reading Tales from the Café: Flat Whites and Macchiatos
I've made it fairly clear in the past (I believe) that I stand firmly on the fence in regards to paper books (or dead tree books, as my family is wont to call them) versus e-books. I love my Nook and my Kindle, but I also still will go out of my way to buy … Continue reading Age of the Brick-and-Mortar Bookstore
Time: 12:46 pm, Friday I took a deep breath, looking out at the line as I slipped behind the second register. "I can help the next person in line!" I called out, looking down for the next customer ready to order. We'd been dead all morning, and now it was like everyone in town had … Continue reading Tales from the Café: Lunch Rush
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