It has been a week since my novel, The Descendant of Destiny, has been published. I have learned a few things in my freshman season as a published novelist. I thought I would share some of these lessons and hopefully they will help the next writer who is ready to get...
Wisdom of Kammbia 3.30: The Importance of the Writer-Reader Relationship
by MHill | Aug 26, 2013 | Wisdom From Kammbia Column, Writing and Publishing Resources
I believe this quote should make writers realize the importance of the writer-reader relationship and that we don't disrespect that connection. "What disrespect we writers have for the people who read our work. Our readers don’t expect perfection every time we publish...
Book Review 41: Middle Passage by Charles Johnson
by MHill | Jul 27, 2013 | 2013 Book Reviews, Book Reviews, Marion's Favorite Books, Marion's Favorites, Marion's Reading Life Blog, Wisdom From Kammbia Column, Wisdom From Kammbia Novella Review
Middle Passage is the story of Rutherford Calhoun, a free black man, living in 1830's New Orleans. Rutherford is a thief, hustler, and womanizer who has lived a nomadic, vagabond life and somehow stayed out being sold into slavery. Well, there's a prim and devout...
Wisdom of Kammbia 3.28: 25 Things A Dad Should Teach His Son
by MHill | Jul 14, 2013 | Wisdom From Kammbia Column
I just saw this list today and I thought it would be good to share. These twenty-five things are not the final word on what a father should teach his son. If there are others I've missed, please reply and add them to the list. Also, if you as father (like myself)...
Wisdom of Kammbia 3.27: What Is Friendship?
by MHill | May 22, 2013 | Wisdom From Kammbia Column
A friend loves at all times, And a brother is born for adversity.” {Proverbs 17:17 ESV} “Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother who is far away.” {Proverbs 27:10 ESV} Those two verses of scripture got me to thinking about friendship. What is friendship? Why...
Wisdom of Kammbia 3.26: Is Classic Literature Relegated To The Same Fate As Classical Music?
by MHill | May 19, 2013 | Wisdom From Kammbia Column
My wife and I went to the Symphony this weekend for our date night. We both wanted to try some different than the usual dinner and a movie for our night together. We thought going to the San Antonio Symphony would be just the thing to take a chance on. Well, I must...
Wisdom of Kammbia 3.24: Who Is The Best Novelist? (Elite 8 Round Part II)
by MHill | Apr 16, 2013 | Wisdom From Kammbia Column
We have reached the Elite 8 in the Sixty-Four Novelist March Madness Style Tournament to determine whom readers believe is the best novelist or the most beloved novelist. The winner of the Stephen King Bracket will face the winner of the Cormac McCarthy Bracket. Here...
Wisdom of Kammbia 3.23: Who Is The Best Novelist? (Elite 8 Round)
by MHill | Apr 15, 2013 | Wisdom From Kammbia Column
We have reached the Elite 8 in the Sixty-Four Novelist March Madness Style Tournament to determine whom readers believe is the best novelist or the most beloved novelist. Here are the results from The Sweet 16 round in the Cormac McCarthy bracket: 1 seed Cormac...
Wisdom of Kammbia 3.22: Who Is The Best Novelist? (March Madness Style Pt. 4-Sweet 16 Match-ups)
by MHill | Apr 1, 2013 | Wisdom From Kammbia Column
In my last couple of posts, I revealed the authors who made the Sixty-Four Novelists March Madness Bracket Style Tournament to determine who is the best novelist or most beloved novelist in North America. We had thirty-two novelists in the Stephen King Bracket...
Wisdom of Kammbia 3.21: Who Is The Best Novelist? (March Madness Style Pt.3-Sweet 16)
by MHill | Mar 30, 2013 | Wisdom From Kammbia Column
In my last couple of posts, I revealed the authors who made the Sixty-Four Novelists March Madness Bracket Style Tournament to determine who is the best novelist or most beloved novelist in North America. We had thirty-two novelists in the Stephen King Bracket...