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October 14, 2018

The Dark Wind by Tony Hillerman

Filed under: Mystery — Tags: , , — Randolph @ 2:32 pm


The Dark Wind by Tony Hillerman

Jim Chee has been transferred to a team commanded by Captain Largo. His duties are to investigate the repeated sabotage of a windmill, solve the killing of a man by a witch and to solve a robbery case. When a drug-running plane crashes and several people are killed, things get more bizarre. The crash and related murders are outside of Chee’s jurisdiction, but all the events seem interrelated.

The story takes the reader into the Navajo and Hopi cultures as Chee tries to sort things out. Even the cultures are tied into the crimes.

When the solution unravels, Hillerman has intertwined everything into a fully satisfying solution.

October 3, 2018

Building Fiction: How to Develop Plot & Structure by Jesse Lee Kercheval

Filed under: Writing — Tags: , — Randolph @ 3:55 pm


Building Fiction: How to Develop Plot & Structure
by Jesse Lee Kercheval

In this book, Jesse provides clear steps and ideas to build structure and characters into a story. The book is well-written with clear goals and organization. She goes through different stages of writing discussing topics such as point of view, opening statements, building characters. She also compares the complexities and requirements of a book, short story and novella among others.

I found it easy to read and informative. She touches on ideas other books haven’t covered without going into great details.

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