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"A" My Way, An  by Courtney Burkett
Ace Your Professional Journey by Laëtitia Gnago, MBA, CPTM, MCCT, PPPC
Along the Ucayali  by Frederick L. Kramer
And He Was My Friend by Dr. Gene Russell
Art of Forgiveness, The by Carolyn CJ Jones
Art of Not Knowing, The by Desiree Carlson
Arty and The Forest of the Forsaken by Nicholas Jauregui
Atomic Ocean Landfall by J.W. Delorie
Based on a True (Traumatic) Brain History by Mark Allen
Being a Ballerina by Gavin Larsen
Belly Crawlers, The  by Farah Velez
Beyond Want by Dr. Ronnie Hale
Dead Horses by David E. Knop
Deadly Distrust by Mary Schaller
DisHarmony by Rachel R. Kovach
Divine Journey, The by Nikki Friedlander
Dog’s Life, A by Peter Boygo
Eban and the Dolphins by Carolyn Davis
ESPer Wars by J. W. Delorie
Female Genital Mutilations by Getu Tadesse Mindaye DR
Forever Wild, Forever Home by Melanie and Mark Shellenbar
Girl on the Stairs, The by Patricia Rose
Godly Sins by Clara Loveman
Golden Key to Success, The by Livingstone Gadwell
Helen's Orphans by Ron Fritsch
Holy Water in My Scotch by Susan Boylston Cusack
House on the Green, The by Betty S. Hilton
How I Survived Physical, Emotional, Verbal, And Mental Abuse by Starr
Inequality And Evolution by Charles L. Ladner
Is a New School a New Chance by B. J. Bartlett
Lake Friction by Ron McCarthy
Leaving Mississippi by Betty R. Dickson and Martha Lee Hall
Let’s Chat - Cuba Cerita: Do it… by Mia Kalila
Magician, The by Kathleen Shoop
Match by Amy S. Peele
Moment by Robert Abad
Mothers of Pine Way by Corrine Ardoin
Mother’s Tale & Other Stories, A by Khanh Ha
Narrative Tale of Morocco, A by J Peter Hall
Next Exit: Your Destiny by Dr. Ebony Potts, Ed.D
Nine Lives of a Scouser by David C. Pickard
Once Was Lost by Seth Steinzor
OOF by Strobe Witherspoon
Origin of The Follower and His New Actions by John Durbin Husher
Porno Valley by Philip Elliott
Quotes from the Quiver by Dante P. Galiber, MD, FACC
Reflections from Behind the Glass by Japser A. Lee
Renaissance Dreams by Juanita Gaskin
Rescuing General Patton by Curtis Stephen Burdick
Resistance, Revolution and Other Love Stories by K
Revelation Through Science by James G. Martin
Riders Up! Handicapper Down… by Lee G. Harvey
Sacred Life by Bedri Cag Cetin, Ph.D.
Saint James Conspiracy, The by Jessica Murphy
Sara Found It First by Brenda Bittle Bucher
Second Arrow, The by Sahli A. Cavallaro
Song of Zong, The by William A. Moses
Space Gamble Volume 1 by J. W. Delorie
Special Glow, A by Jessica Crews
Story of Homo Loquens, The by Dan M. Mrejeru
Tales from the Gray Area by Curtis Stephen Burdick
Thinking Tools by Rahinah Ibrahim
To Be Loved - An MS Story by Robert L. Sterling
Tribute to Hip-Hop and Shakespeare's Othello "When the Knight Fell" Part - 1, A by Christopher Gary Simmons
Tronick by Rosie Record
Under the Shadow of God’s Wings by Deborah Harris
You’re Not Crazy by Laurie Singer, M.S. LMFT and BCBA
When Snow Walks In by Christine Candland
Who's Controlling You? by Mardi Harjo
Whole Lot of Hullabaloo by Christopher Fried
Witching Moon by K.E. Bonner
Woven Flag, The by Margaret Fourt Goka
Writ in Water by James Sulzer
        
 
 
 
 
The Book Killers: Poor Revisions - Level Two, Structure/Content
In this ongoing series, Christopher Klim, author and senior editor of the US Review of Books, takes a look at common errors that undermine books.
All fine writing is the result of rewriting. I don’t know who coined that phrase, but it is certainly a fact. The first draft is the art of writing. The revision process exists to recognize mistakes and mop up the mess, and readers never witness the accident. Readers seek the ease of flawlessness.
LEVEL TWO: STRUCTURE/CONTENT
With the opening in place, consider the structure and content of the story. Analyze character, setting, plot, and their relationship to one another. Changes at this point may affect the entire story structure, causing new scenes to appear or existing scenes to disappear. Work at a high level to establish the arc of the story. Why perfect the details of a scene if it might be removed from the entire piece? ...
 
 
Reviews for May 2021
"A" My Way, An by Courtney Burkett
Ace Your Professional Journey by Laëtitia Gnago, MBA, CPTM, MCCT, PPPC
Along the Ucayali by Frederick L. Kramer
And He Was My Friend by Dr. Gene Russell
Archibald Lox Volume One: The Missing Princess by Darren Shan
Arty and the Forest of the Forsake by Nicholas Jauregui
Atomic Ocean Landfall by J.W. Delorie
Belly Crawlers, The by Farah Velez
Beyond Want by Dr. Ronnie Hale
Deadly Distrust by Mary Schaller
DisHarmony by Rachel R. Kovach 
Divine Journey, The by Nikki Friedlander
ESPer Wars by J. W. Delorie
Female Genital Mutilations by Getu Tadesse Mindaye DR
Golden Key to Success, The by Livingstone Gadwell
H2LiftShips by Bob Freeman
Heavenly by Thomas Duffy
Holy Water in My Scotch by Susan Boylston Cusack
How I Survived Physical, Emotional, Verbal, And Mental Abuse by Starr
Is a New School a New Chance by B. J. Bartlett
King Yeshua’s Visitation by Carmen Saunders
Lake Friction by Ron McCarthy
Leaving Mississippi by Betty R. Dickson and Martha Lee Hall
Let’s Chat - Cuba Cerita by Mia Kalila
Magician, The by Kathleen Shoop
Match by Amy S. Peele
Mothers of Pine Way by Corrine Ardoin
Narrative Tale of Morocco, A by J Peter Hall
Navigator, The by Anngeannette Pinkston
Next Exit: Your Destiny by Dr. Ebony Potts, Ed.D
Nine Lives of a Scouser by David C. Pickard
Origin of The Follower and His New Actions by John Durbin Husher
Renaissance Dreams by Juanita Gaskin
Riders Up! Handicapper Down… by Lee G. Harvey
Rungs on My Ladder by Eleanor Riley
Saint James Conspiracy, The by Jessica Murphy
Second Arrow, The by Sahli A. Cavallaro
Song of Zong, The by William A. Moses
Sower, The by Rob Jung
Space Gamble Volume 1 by J. W. Delorie
Special Glow, A by Jessica Crews
Tear and A Smile, A by Nwanganga Shields
To Be Loved by Robert L. Sterling
Under the Shadow of God’s Wings by Deborah Harris
USA Anytime Anyplace by Ercell H. Hoffman
Well of Living Water by Sonia Coldicutt
Witching Moon by K.E. Bonner
Yearbook, The by Paul H. Schneiter
 
 
 
 
Focus Review
 
The Perfection of Fish
by J.S. Morrison
Black Rose Writing

book review by Gabriella Tutino

"Maybe there's something in the water."

In the small town of Assurance, North Carolina, agoraphobe Nadia Holman is the last remaining resident. Nadia relies on Berky Benson, a former student and resident, to take care of her while she attempts to document and preserve Assurance’s history. What Nadia doesn’t realize is that her genes are being used and manipulated by Berky, who believes that society is trying to eradicate masculinity, and who funds a genetic manipulation research project in the hopes of creating subservient women. Diana, Nadia’s twin sister, stops by Assurance for a visit and realizes both her sister and her sister’s love for their hometown are being exploited. Diana joins a ragtag team of rebels who work together to uncover and undo the dangerous experiments helmed by Berky’s laboratory team, Xanadu. What ensues is a clash of cultures, beliefs, science, and manpower with the future of humanity at stake. ... (read more)
 
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Dead Horses by David E. Knop
Eban and the Dolphins by Carolyn Davis
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Girl on the Stairs, The by Patricia Rose
Godly Sins by Clara Loveman
House on the Green, The by Betty S. Hilton
Inequality And Evolution by Charles L. Ladner
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Mother's Tale & Other Stories, A by Khanh Ha
OOF by Strobe Witherspoon
Porno Valley by Philip Elliott
Quotes from the Quiver by Dante P. Galiber, MD, FACC
Reflections from Behind the Glass by Japser A. Lee
Rescuing General Patton by Curtis Stephen Burdick
Resistance, Revolution and Other Love Stories by K
Revelation Through Science by James G. Martin
Riley the Rhinoceros by Patricia Derrick
Sacred Life by Bedri Cag Cetin, Ph.D.
Sara Found It First by Brenda Bittle Bucher
Tales from the Gray Area by Curtis Stephen Burdick
Thinking Tools by Rahinah Ibrahim
To Every Page a Turning by Carl Buccellato
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Dead Horses by David E. Knop

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Who's Controlling You? by Mardi Harjo
 
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