Tag Archives: In the Heart of the Dark Wood

Whatcha Readin’?

Posted on March 30, 2016 by Linda W. Yezak

What are you reading right now? — well, aside from this post, smarty-pants. What’s on your nightstand, or wherever you keep your open book? What’s your preferred genre? Do you ever read outside your genre? If you’re a writer, you … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Reading, write tips, Writing, Writing Tips | Tagged America America, Billy Coffey, Cormac McCarthy, Defending Jacob, Ethan Canin, In the Heart of the Dark Wood, James Ellroy, Lisa Gardner, Michael Callahan, reading, Searching for Grace Kelly, The Black Dahlia, The Road, The Survivors Club, William Landay, Writing | 6 Comments

Review: In the Heart of the Dark Wood, Billy Coffey

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Linda W. Yezak

What do you put your faith in? Allie Granderson put hers in a plastic compass. Zach Barnett put his in a cowboy hat. Marshall Granderson drowned his faith in a bottle. This coming of age story is chock full of … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews of exceptional books | Tagged Billy Coffey, Christian Fiction, Christian Literary Fiction, faith, In the Heart of the Dark Wood, literary fiction, symbolism, When Mockingbirds Sing | 2 Comments

A Study in Omniscient POV: Part 2

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Linda W. Yezak

Wednesday, I introduced the validity of the omniscient point of view as the perspective of choice for authors who are “after the kind of insight that comes from contemplating events rather than participating in them” (Characters, Emotions, & Viewpoint, Nancy Kress, p. 207). … Continue reading →

Posted in Writing, Writing How-To Books, Writing Tips | Tagged Billy Coffey, In the Heart of the Dark Wood, literary fiction, Nancy Kress, Omniscient POV, POV | 3 Comments

A Study in Omniscient POV, Part 1

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Linda W. Yezak

Billy did something in his new release that isn’t done much these days: he used the omniscient point of view. I haven’t seen it in modern works in so long that I had to study it again to find out … Continue reading →

Posted in Writing, Writing Tips | Tagged Billy Coffey, Christian Fiction, In the Heart of the Dark Wood, literary fiction, Omniscient POV, POV | 13 Comments

Three Very Different Books

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Linda W. Yezak

One of my favorite perks in this business is the opportunity to read and review books for friends. So far as I know, most writers get to do this–some more than others, and some enjoy it more than others. Some … Continue reading →