Reflections of a working writer and reader
Cross out as many adjectives and adverbs as you can. ... It is comprehensible when I write: "The man sat on the grass," because it is clear and does not detain one's attention. On the other hand, it is difficult to figure out and hard on the brain if I write: "The tall, narrow-chested man of medium height and with a red beard sat down on the green grass that had already been trampled down by the pedestrians, sat down silently, looking around timidly and fearfully." The brain can't grasp all that at once, and art must be grasped at once, instantaneously. Anton Chekhov
Maxine’s blog at Petrona has a review of my novel, White Skin Man. Her page is well worth a visit. She also has a link to Amazon where they appear to be giving White Skin Man away. Well, almost.
This is an extract from the novel.
And other reviews of the novel appear on this page.
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I do like the sound of this book. Damn you – thats yet more money I’ll be spending!