In an earlier post, I mentioned my life changed when I read the first 3000 words I’d written of my soon-to-be novel—though I didn’t realize quite how much. While I didn’t really notice it at the time, others saw clear changes…
In an earlier post, I mentioned my life changed when I read the first 3000 words I’d written of my soon-to-be novel—though I didn’t realize quite how much. While I didn’t really notice it at the time, others saw clear changes…
This writer had no idea about scene structure, conflict, dialogue or any of the other elements of writing a book. I thought I’d write a wonderful story in which the character(s) would go through experiences ranging from happy to harmonious. This was probably…
Re-reading the three thousand words again, I wondered where it all came from. Years ago, I was an engineering student at Ohio University. The required courses did not include any electives, but for some reason I added a creative writing…
On a nice sunny morning about three years ago, my wife was about to leave the house to play golf. Just before she walked out the door, she asked me what I was going to do all day. Embarrassed to…
Selected Praise for All Is Fair “This is a well-constructed and paced story. A polished novel with really good characters… convincing and entertaining. The flying scenes and the particularities of each plane, of course, add to the authority of the…
Chapter 1 Eastern Tennessee, September 1859 A large sycamore tree projected out of a riverbank ten feet above the water’s edge. Zach and his father were perched on the outcropping, Zach fishing downstream and his dad fishing upstream. Between them,…
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Foreward Reviews will judge the best books published in 2014. “Home Again” will be judged in two categories: War and Military plus Historical fiction. Results will be announced in April 2015.
Review: Home Again by Michael Kenneth Smith Posted by: T B Markinson November 17, 2014 in Book Reviews, Lead Story Michael K Smith’s Civil War novel, Home Again, is a fantastic debut. Zach and Luke come of age right when the nation breaks into two…