125 Reviews and Counting!
What have I learned? I got this crazy idea to read and review 50 books between Memorial Day and Labor Day of 2023. At the time I was a trustee for my local library and we were considering going out to referendum to raise bond money to build a new building. I wanted to show how valuable my library was to me. At the end of this post, I will do a review of just how valuable my library and my library card have been to me over these past 18 months. That said, this wasn't the only I learned. So here my top ten take-aways. Times change, the structure of a good story doesn't. My friend and fellow writer, J.M. Guilfoyle and I were talking about this on our podcast Until the Tea Runs out, where we occasionally sip tea and talk all things reading and writing. Michael Connelly and Agatha Christie share some characteristics, namely short punchy sentences, and shorter chapters at the beginning and the end. Simple, direct language makes for an engaging read. Forget the fancy word...
