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What Am I Reading Wednesday, May 20, 2015
May. 20th, 2015 11:18 pmWhat I Just Finished Reading: Ash, by Malinda Lo. Truthfully I finished reading this a couple of weeks ago and then forgot about it. That's not because it's a bad book by any means, it's just not quite my speed, focusing more on romance than fantasy etc. I thought more depth could have been put into Sidhean's characterization and motives, and I was disappointed that a potential story thread
regarding Ash's father's money and the stepmother's lies about it - I'm sure she was lying because what little characterization we saw of the father didn't support the story that he'd run out of money and used up the stepmother's fraudulently -
The Very Best of Tad Williams. I was surprised to find a script in there, but it was still an interesting way to read a story. I usually avoid script-format when I read fanfics because they tend to be just strings of text, but Williams uses direction and description in his script as well, making it easier to read. I could swear I've read the story about the newly come to life AI before, though. The short with the Armenian vampire is still my favorite.
What I'm Reading Now: How Not to Write a Novel: 200 Classic Mistakes and How to Avoid Them--A Misstep-by-misstep Guide by Howard Mittlemark and Sandra Newman. I wanted to read this for two reasons: 1) I kept seeing references to it on TVTropes and they made me curious and 2) I like to write and knowing what not to do is so useful, especially if I ever lose my mind and decide to plot out a novel. I'm also a technical writer, and even though that's different from writing fiction, it never hurts to check out guidelines.
What I'm Reading Next: Words of Radiance (Stormlight Archive #2), by Brandon Sanderson. Okay, so...it's not part of The Stack. But The Stack will still be there when I'm done.
regarding Ash's father's money and the stepmother's lies about it - I'm sure she was lying because what little characterization we saw of the father didn't support the story that he'd run out of money and used up the stepmother's fraudulently -
The Very Best of Tad Williams. I was surprised to find a script in there, but it was still an interesting way to read a story. I usually avoid script-format when I read fanfics because they tend to be just strings of text, but Williams uses direction and description in his script as well, making it easier to read. I could swear I've read the story about the newly come to life AI before, though. The short with the Armenian vampire is still my favorite.
What I'm Reading Now: How Not to Write a Novel: 200 Classic Mistakes and How to Avoid Them--A Misstep-by-misstep Guide by Howard Mittlemark and Sandra Newman. I wanted to read this for two reasons: 1) I kept seeing references to it on TVTropes and they made me curious and 2) I like to write and knowing what not to do is so useful, especially if I ever lose my mind and decide to plot out a novel. I'm also a technical writer, and even though that's different from writing fiction, it never hurts to check out guidelines.
What I'm Reading Next: Words of Radiance (Stormlight Archive #2), by Brandon Sanderson. Okay, so...it's not part of The Stack. But The Stack will still be there when I'm done.
