#WritersCoffeeClub 12/9. If you write novels, would you consider a short story?
I’ve done both. I’ve been unsuccessful selling my short stories & I wonder if this is because I feel more comfortable with the longer form? It’s odd because I was quite at home writing short articles (many of them 1200–1800 words) in my non-fiction career. Even won a few awards for them, most recently one under 1400 words.
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Is it of the very essence of truth to be impotent and of the very essence of power to be deceitful? And what kind of reality does truth possess if it is powerless in the public realm? Is not impotent truth just as despicable as power that gives no heed to truth?

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Today I bring you this book of the legendary thrash metal band Megadeth leading by Dave Mustaine

A lot of funny, not so funny and dark stories telling by fans

Skin o' our teeth

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Este libro es realmente espeluznante

Y no porque tenga imágenes explícitas, si no por el contenido y el uso que se le dió en el pasado

El Malleus Maleficarum, o Martillo de Brujas fue utilizado entre los siglos XV y XVII en Europa para detectar prácticas de brujería y hechicería y fue la guía práctica para obtener confesión bajo torturas terroríficas

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#WordWeavers 11/9. If you met your antagonist?
I think any conversation would be stilted, not least because Perriad would see me as the wrong gender. She’s not accustomed to dealing with men & is very suspicious of them.
If we could get past that I would be intrigued to know about her past, which is pretty opaque. She keeps rather to herself now; is there some painful history that makes her so insular?
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C'EST LUNDI !
DEMANDEZ LE PROGRAMME...

Coucou mes Bookinautes adorés ! Le mois de septembre s'annonce très (trop ?) Chargé ! Aussi m'est-il nécessaire d'être un minimum organisée... Et ce nouveau petit rendez-vous, hebdomadaire et littéraire, m'y aide beaucoup, je dois l'avouer !

Belle semaine et bonne lecture à tous ! 😘

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#WritersCoffeeClub 11/9. What's your top advice to an aspiring writer?
To paraphrase the great Ansel Adams (he was talking about photography’), “there are no rules for good writing, there is only good writing”.
The only real rules are spelling, grammar and punctuation. You need to master these before you can consider breaking them.
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#WritersCoffeeClub 10/9. What are your thoughts on em dashes?
Probably third on my list, after semi-colons and ellipses, but I like them, especially in dialogue. All these things help to get closer to the really rhythms of speech. But I groan when writers use em-dashes instead of inverted commas to denote direct speech. That’s just the ‘I’m doing this differently so I must be cleverer than you’ fallacy.
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#WordWeavers 10/9. Is writing dialogue easy for you? Why / why not?
As long as the characters are clear to me, it generally flows fairly smoothly. And if the characters aren’t clear I have a bigger problem to grapple with. There are exceptions,of course, but most of the time I enjoy writing dialogue, and finding the voice of non-POV characters.
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My next read is 'Pandorax' (Space Marine Battles) by C Z Dunn.

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My ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ review of 'The Path of the Warrior' by Gav Thorpe.

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https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5812125780

Looking foward to reading the next episode of Alex Beer’s « Isaak Rubinstein » in the crime novel called « Unter Woelfen ».

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• CHRONIQUE •

📚 Hello mes Bookinautes chéris ! Comment allez-vous ce vendredi ? Aujourd'hui je vous propose une dernière chronique pour terminer la semaine en beauté : Laissez-moi donc vous présenter "Le Cimetière de la Mer" d'Aslak Nore, paru en février 2023 aux éditions Le Bruit du Monde...

📖 Ma chronique :
https://deslivresetmoi7.fr/2023/09/chroniques-2023-le-cimetiere-de-la-mer-daslak-nore.html

💬 Avez-vous déjà lu ce titre ? Dites-moi tout... Et belle journée à tous ! 😘

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#WritersCoffeeClub 7/9. Share an image of a favourite book cover design. Not your own.
A favourite book, and when my first copy fell apart, I had to hunt out another of the same edition. It’s not to contemporary prescription for the genre but I’m sure I’m not the only one who yearns for variety and surprise in book covers. This time WITH picture!
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He releído "Cuatro amigos" de David Trueba.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5824208238

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#WordWeavers 7/9. Why did your villain become a villain?
That word again. Villain. No, don’t like the Dick Dastardly vibe.
The antagonist of Books 1 & 3, Perriad, doesn’t seem like an antagonist at first. Jerya even feels she owes her a lot. But eventually Perriad’s plans, particularly for Railu, set them on a collision course. It’s this that precipitates Jerya’s departure, which Perriad will never forgive.
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• CHRONIQUE •

📚 Coucou mes Bookinautes chéris ! La rentrée littéraire se poursuit et mes chroniques aussi ! Aujourd'hui je vous parle donc de "L'Enragé" de Sorj Chalandon, paru le 16 août aux éditions Grasset !

📖 Ma chronique :
https://deslivresetmoi7.fr/2023/09/chroniques-2023-lenrage-de-sorj-chalandon.html

💬 Connaissez-vous cet auteur ? Ce livre vous tente-t-il ? Dites-moi tout ! Belle journée et bonne lecture à tous ! 😘

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#WordWeavers 6/9. When is detailed description necessary and when’s it better to skip?
As mentioned in the previous post, in limited POV, the key is what characters notice & what is important to them. On her first journey to the city, & arrival at the Dawnsingers’ College, Jerya observes closely because everything is new to her, & potentially scary. She tries to palliate that by trying to understand.
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•PARENTHÈSE ENCHANTÉE•

Coucou mes Bookinautes chéris ! Il me faut absolument vous raconter mes folles tribulations livresques qui ont repris hier soir à la Halle Saint Pierre pour la remise des Prix des Nouvelles Voix du Polar Pocket !

Et les lauréats sont... Olivier Bocquet pour son roman "Du plomb dans la tête" et Shawn Cosby pour son livre "Les routes oubliées" : Toutes mes félicitations à eux et bravo à l'ensemble des auteurs sélectionnés !

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Today in the 77th birth Anniversary of Freddy Mercury, i bring you this amazing book with awesome pics and the full history of Queen from the beginning to the death of the best rock singer of our time

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