As a writer, I have always been curious how other writers practice their craft, what they read, and how they conduct business. I believe you can learn a lot from other writers that are further down the writer's journey than you are. Charles Johnson's The Way of the...
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 117: The Write Attitude by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
by MHill | Nov 21, 2022 | 2022 Book Reviews, Marion's Favorite Books, Marion's Favorites, Marion's Reading Life Blog, Nonfiction, Wisdom From Kammbia Column, Writing, Writing and Publishing Resources
“If you as a writer are not willing to take risks, if you’re not willing to fly in the face of conventional wisdom, if you’re not willing to write what you want—screamers be damned—then why are you writing? To please others? There are better ways to do that. Yes,...
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 16: The Freelancer’s Survival Guide by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
by MHill | Jun 22, 2019 | 2019 Book Reviews, Marion's Favorite Books, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
Reading is a subjective experience. One person may like a book you recommend to them. But, the next person you recommend the book may hate it and never take your book recommendations again. That is the risk you always take...
RIP Gene Wolfe (1931-2019)
by MHill | Apr 16, 2019 | Gene Wolfe, Marion's Favorites, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
I found out last night that author Gene Wolfe had died over the weekend. Wolfe has been considered by many in the Science-Fiction and Fantasy Community to be its greatest writer. Many in that community believed his body of work deserved to be mentioned in the...
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 6: The Story Grid by Shawn Coyne
by MHill | Mar 20, 2019 | 2019 Book Reviews, Marion's Favorite Books, Wisdom From Kammbia Column, Writing, Writing and Publishing Resources
There are a lot of writing craft books out there for writers. I'm sure many of them are useful for fledging writers to get better at their craft of writing fiction. However, I realize that a certain writing craft book comes into a writer's life at the right time....
Book Review 104: Avenue of Mysteries by John Irving
by MHill | Apr 8, 2017 | 2017 Book Reviews
Sometimes you learn more about yourself as a reader when you read a book that gives you a myriad of feelings about it. Avenue of Mysteries by John Irving is such a book. The novel had me excited, disappointed, disdainful, and heartbroken throughout various stages of...
Wisdom From Kammbia 4.8: What Running My 1st 10k Has Shown Me About Writing and Running
by MHill | Feb 27, 2017 | Wisdom From Kammbia Column, Writing
I ran my first 10k race yesterday as of this blog post and I felt I have become a runner officially. I have spent the past couple of years of running as a way to have another point of connection with my wife. My wife began running a few years ago and at first I...
Wisdom From Kammbia 4.7: What 100 Book Reviews Has Taught Me
by MHill | Feb 17, 2017 | Wisdom From Kammbia Column
This blog post started out as two Facebook posts a few days ago and I decided that I want to expand on those original posts here. I posted my 100th review last week. My book reviews started out as a blog in 2011. I never thought I would have read and posted 100 book...
Wisdom From Kammbia 4.4: Why Do I Write?
by MHill | Dec 22, 2016 | Wisdom From Kammbia Column, Writing
I was asked a couple of days ago, "Why do you write?" I have developed a standard answer over the past year. But, I have decided that standard answer has been more on a surface response than going deep. I have told others on several occasions in recent months to find...
Book Review 95: The Successful Author Mindset by Joanna Penn
by MHill | Oct 26, 2016 | 2016 Book Reviews, Marion's Favorite Books, Nonfiction, Writing, Writing and Publishing Resources
Digital Publishing has spawned the rise of the indie author movement over the past several years. As a result, there is a lot of books these days about how to become a successful indie author and how to make a living with your writing. However, there are only a few...