Tag Archives: Lisa Gardner

Simile: A Writer’s Best Tool

Posted on May 15, 2019 by Linda W. Yezak

I offered a quick review of The Edge of Recall in my post, “Hodgepodge News,” a few weeks ago, but what I didn’t do was quote what is now one of my favorite similes in all of fictiondom: Petra flicked … Continue reading →

Posted in write tips, Writing, Writing Tips | Tagged analogies, BookBub, BookSweeps, giveaway, Kristen Heitzmann, Lisa Gardner, metaphors, similes, writing tools | 2 Comments

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

Top Ten Book Faves

Posted on December 11, 2013 by Linda W. Yezak

The tag game on Facebook these days is to name the top ten books you’d grab if your house caught fire. Grabbing your Bible is a given, thank heavens, but what would you want to take with you besides that? … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Reading, Reviews of exceptional books | Tagged Brad Thor, Brandilyn Collins, Cormac McCarthy, David Baldacci, Dineen Miller, Donn Taylor, Edna Ferber, Francine Rivers, James Ellroy, John Grisham, K.M. Weiland, Lisa Gardner, Lorena McCourtney, Nicolas Sparks, Tom Clancy, Tosca Lee, Vince Flynn, William Landay | 6 Comments

Early Lessons from The Black Dahlia

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Linda W. Yezak

Back in January of 2010, I made a New Year’s resolution some of you may remember: to read every book Donald Maass used as an example in his The Fire in Fiction. All this time, and I’m just now hitting chapter … Continue reading →

Posted in Writing, Writing Tips | Tagged Characterization, crime novels, Donald Maass, fiction writing, James Ellroy, Lisa Gardner, murder mysteries, novel writing, setting, similes, The Black Dahlia, The Fire in Fiction, The Survivors Club, Writing | 7 Comments

Defending Jacob, by William Landay

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Linda W. Yezak

Not long ago, one of my favorite authors recommended a book by one of his favorite authors. Joseph Finder has never let me down. It was he who led me to Lisa Gardner’s Love You More, so I didn’t have any … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews of exceptional books | Tagged Joseph Finder, Lisa Gardner, novel, Review, William Landay | 5 Comments

Sneaky, Sneaky!

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Linda W. Yezak

I just got my manuscript for The Cat Lady’s Secret back from my critique partner, and guess what?! She loves it! And guess what else?! It’s got serious problems. Okay, I admit, I already knew that. Part of the reason … Continue reading →

Posted in Writing, Writing Tips | Tagged Characterization, critique partner, Gone, Lisa Gardner | 9 Comments

The Survivors Club, by Lisa Gardner

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Linda W. Yezak

Lisa Gardner wrote the epitome of a thriller. Tense, exciting, edge-of-your-seat suspense and incredible characterization make this book a must-read for lovers of this genre, and a must-study for writers in general. The Survivors Club, one of Donald Maass’s examples … Continue reading →