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Sunday Morning Book Thread - 11-06-2022 ["Perfessor" Squirrel](HT: Soylent Red) Welcome to the prestigious, internationally acclaimed, stately, and illustrious Sunday Morning Book Thread! The place where all readers are welcome, regardless of whatever guilty pleasure we feel like reading. Here is where we can discuss, argue, bicker, quibble, consider, debate, confabulate, converse, and jaw about our latest fancy in reading material, even if it's nothing more than student papers. As always, pants are required, especially if you are wearing these pants...(it's HAMMER TIME!) So relax, find yourself a warm kitty (or warm puppy--I won't judge) to curl up in your lap, eat that leftover Halloween candy the neighborhood kids don't want (Who are we kidding? it was gone November 1!), and crack open a new book. What are YOU reading this fine morning? PIC NOTE Long time lurker "Soylent Red" sent me the following: I have recently returned from deployment to Germany for a year. During that year, I got to see all manner of wonderful sites all across western Europe in my downtime. Among them was the Boekhandel Dominicanen, a bookstore inside a renovated 13th century cathedral. I bought a swell Dutch cookbook there, chatted up some locals, and drank a nice cup of coffee in the former chancel area. Maastricht is a beautiful city with lots of interesting history, and the Dutch people of Limburg province (in the south and west of the country) are friendly, sensible people. A lot of farmers in that area who are NOT down with zee bugs in zee cold and dark. NaNoWriMo
I'll admit that this is an intimidating challenge for novice writers like myself. Although I've done *a lot* of writing over the years in my job as a technical writer / instructional designer, I've certainly never written any fiction of this length. Kudos to every Moron who has successfully written a book, no matter how long it takes. Apparently the secret is discipline and preparation...Here's a video from a very experienced author on the subject of writing a book in thirteen steps. He's written nearly two hundred books, so I think he knows a thing or two... I love his writing studio and I especially love his retro keyboard made to resemble a typewriter. I had never heard of Jerry B. Jenkins before starting today's post, but apparently he's the co-author of the Left Behind series with Tim LaHaye. And one of his children created The Chosen web television series, about the life of Jesus Christ. So, Moron Authors, what is YOUR secret to writing a book? BOOKS BY MORONS We have a couple of Books My Morons today, which is somewhat appropriate considering it's National Novel Writing Month. First up - Sarah A. Hoyt and Bowl of Red It's the first indie one of a series started with Baen. Seems to be doing pretty well. Next - Tom Brosz and Zorya: I've just published my new YA SF book on Amazon, Zorya. MORON RECOMMENDATIONS Here's some short stories that jump up in my mind when I think about horror: Comment: Since last week was Halloween, why not share some terrific short stories of terror and suspense? Although there are many good horror novels, I think the genre is at its best in the short story format. The Alfred Hitchcock anthologies were truly excellent in that regard. As well, if you've done any reading about Victorian / Edwardian social history, you're likely to have come across the name Eric Horne, who was a servant / butler to the gentry during the later Victorian and Edwardian eras. In 1921, he penned his memoirs, What the Butler Winked At, telling his life 'below stairs.' As you might expect, hardly any of the 'good and great' come off well, most masters and mistresses being demanding, unpleasant and tyrannical. Comment: One of the uglier truths about our "elites" is that they truly regard the rest of us as no more important than a piece of furniture. As long as we are "of use" to them, they tolerate our existence. If we try to get "uppity" and rise above our station, they will gladly stomp us back into the dirt. That being said, there are those who do value good help and reward service accordingly. Think of Samwise serving as Frodo's gardener in Lord of the Rings. A blend of sci-fi and horror can be found in John Scalzi's The God Engines. A novella, really, about captive demons that allow faster than light travel through space. Comment: I can't say as I've heard of any of Scalzi's works other than Old Man's War. However, the description above reminded me of a very weird series by Jack L. Chalker: The Quintara Marathon. Three competing galactic civilizations freak out because they discovered real-life evidence of demons. Representative groups from each empire then seek out the demons to ascertain their purpose or possibly control them... Bought a signed copy of I, Juan de Pareja by Elizabeth Borton Trevino at the library book sale. A childhood favorite, it was my introduction to historical fiction and it was the Newberry Medal book of 1965. Comment: As I get older (29+), I've started revisiting some of my childhood favorite books as well. Just recently I read Ray Bradbury's The Halloween Tree, a wonderful tale of adventure and history. It's amazing how well some of these books hold up over the decades since we last read them. For those of you with children and grandchildren, I hope you are compiling lists of books to share with them! More Moron-recommended reading material can be found HERE! (474 Moron-recommended books so far!) WHAT I'VE BEEN READING THIS PAST WEEK:
That's about all I have for this week. Thank you for all of your kind words regarding my Sunday Morning Book Thread. This is a very special place. You are very special people (in all the best ways!). The kindness, generosity, and wisdom of the Moron Horde knows no bounds. Let's keep reading! If you have any suggestions for improvement, reading recommendations, or writing projects that you'd like to see on the Sunday Morning Book Thread, you can send them to perfessor dot squirrel at-sign gmail dot com. Your feedback is always appreciated! You can also take a virtual tour of OUR library at libib.com/u/perfessorsquirrel. Since I added sections for AoSHQ, I now consider it OUR library, rather than my own personal fiefdom... PREVIOUS SUNDAY MORNING BOOK THREAD - 10-30-22 (hat tip: vmom stabby stabby stabamillion) (NOTE: Do NOT comment on old threads!) | Recent Comments
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