Category: Reviews

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Review: Angels Among Us

“This short romance novel by Catherine Greenfeder has it all; romance, mystery, murder, angels, intrigue, friendship, and love. We meet the protagonist, Kay Lassiter in the prologue, when she is only thirteen years old. Here, in a foreshadowing of what is to come, we learn that she has “visions” and “the sight.” These attributes come full circle later with the introduction of Eviance, an angel, who manifests as a pivotal character in the story. The book is replete with interesting characters, such as Sir Roderick Divine, whose presence reveals a back story that fuels the current murder plot. Twists in the plot develop and keep the reader guessing as layers of the unexpected are added and the novel makes its way to a surprising and satisfying conclusion.”

Marion Goldstein

 

Available from Draft2Digital,  Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Smashwords

Creating Stories, a course from Udemy

“How to Create a Story” 

 from Hank Quense for Udemy

 

This on-line course, “How to Create a Story”  in fourteen sections includes worksheets and truly covers all the fundamentals of creating stories from award winning, multi-published fantasy author Hank Quense.  

 

A step-by-step approach to writing a story using slides and lectures includes looking at the elements of plot from the main conflict, creation of  characters, the setting, the point of view, the sequence of events, the use of subplots, the climax, and the resolution. “You need many ideas for writing a story” according to Hank Quense who also feels that this process takes time and hard work. 

 

The tutorial reminds writers to consider who they are writing for — their readers – every step of the way. To draw the reader in, make them care about the story, you must make the characters seem real and identify the emotions you want the reader to experience through those characters. 

Taking brief examples from Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, and The Hangover, as well as Hank Quense’s own books, provides insight into how it can be done.