John MacDonald, the author of this journal, was no stranger to action.
Waiting for the Train: Excerpt 1
John MacDonald’s story starts in the early part of the Great Depression. Although he was a combat veteran of World War I, he likens the difficulty of enduring this tumultuous time as being harsher than a literal battlefield.
A Matter of Tense: Past or Present?
When an author frequently switches between past and present tense, how should an editor handle it?
Cypress and the Bear
A very short, animal-themed fiction (Nibble) written by Robert Warner about a real bear who lives at Out of Africa Wildlife Park.
Short Book Review: Senlin Ascends
Senlin Ascends, by Josiah Bancroft, was a novel I picked up on a whim and took me quite by surprise in its excellence. The author has a florid, flowing writing style that serves as a perfect match for both the Victorian-Steampunk setting and the main character’s academic nature. This selfsame protagonist, Thomas Senlin, was indeed the primary reason for my enjoyment of the book. He is a bookish, quiet man whom I found it remarkably…