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Great article in the Wall Street Journal today about a guy who loves books and drags them with him to every place he's lived and just can't give them up for a variety of reasons. I took a moment to look around my own house and realized that I have various walls covered with books in most...

Just started Patriot Pirates, The Privateer War for Freedom and Fortune in the American Revolution by Robert H. Patton. Excellent so far.

Saliot, I read Soldier of the Great War. It was very dense. Helperin knows how to write but he can exceed even my love of long books at times.

It's been out for some years now, but Our Lady of the Forrest by David Guterson struck me as a fine work. I enjoyed the character development, the plot, and the style of writing. Guterson captured the essence of belief, the necessity of survival, and many shades of human corruption. All this set...

Tried it years ago with my uncle who was stationed by the DMZ. Sorry, not for me.

A very good friend of mine is from Korea. His grandfather is 92 this year and I would love to go there and talk to this man. He's been through so many things: wars, famine, the works. Would be fascinating.

Well, that's that.

Seoul Man, There's a place here to put samples of your writing up for others to review. It may help with the process. Welcome to the board.

Best of luck Angel and congrats on publication.

Welcome and enjoy. Beware the library.

Put down some of the best dialog exchanges that you've read. Here's one I like: His father said, "Cannonballs have no conscience, nor do the people for fire them." Like a visiting doctor, the young man replied in an even tone, "And yet no amount of prayer will break the chains of tyranny."

Welcome to the forum. Happiness sounds like fun. I'll have to try it.

Good luck with your project and hope to see you back soon.

There's nothing I hate about writing. Now there are some things I dislike about the business of it, in particular: the brevity cult, the haughty non-published persons who gave up and took another job, and especially those who don't write telling you what people want to READ. Yeah well, not...

Eva has it right. Read it out loud and if you "hear" too many I's, well, then rework it.

Stewart, I came to this thread only about 2 years late. But I've been writing at least twenty-five years. My novel, An Island Away, was published just this May and I'm currently working on the sequel, Under A Blue Flag. At the same time, I'm always writing at least two books at one time...

Violanthe, You have it right. Only thing that worries me is that in the market place of ideas, what do happens when the ignorant take control?

I like to keep at least 2 books going at one time, usually a fiction and a non-fiction. At the same time, I like to write at least two books at one time, sometimes with story notes for a third in between. Whenever the well runs dry for one, I check the other, it's usually good to go. Sort of...

I agree with the starter of this thread. Of course, sex sells, so....

Has anyone else read Johnny One Eye, by Jerome Charyn?