Author Archives: hughwmyers
Incomplete Book Review: No Exit
Today I’m going to be doing an incomplete book review for No Exit by Taylor Adams. Oddly, Bing Crosby’s “White Christmas” sets the tone at the start of the Amazon preview for No Exit, which seems to be some kind … Continue reading
Incomplete Book Review: the Magnolia Story
The Review The amazon preview for the Magnolia Story by Chip and Joanna Gaines begins with a supercilious statement in the guise of humility: “I have always been one to play it safe.” The veil is immediately pulled back when we … Continue reading
Incomplete Book Review: Crimes Against a Book Club
I’ve been on hiatus for a while since my last post. But now I’m back and ready to review small content with a big lens. In this review of an Amazon preview, I am taking a look at Crimes … Continue reading
Rewrite: The White Moll by Frank L Packard
In what will be a new type of post that I am adding to the Rewwritten Word, I’m going to be taking passages from existing material (mostly using a few paragraphs from a given novel) and modifying them with different editing … Continue reading
Incomplete Book Review: Red Sparrow
Incomplete Book Review: Red Sparrow On a lark, I decided to read the Amazon preview of Red Sparrow by Jason Matthews. First of all, I was not only completely disappointed in the fact that there were no red sparrows (nor … Continue reading
Incomplete Book Review: The Choice by Nicholas Sparks
Incomplete Book Review: The Choice by Nicholas Sparks The beginning of this preview greets us with the characters Matt and Travis, who seem to be caught in a premeditated malaise as they attempt to install a spa in the … Continue reading
Incomplete Book Review: The Paper Magician
I have taken a bit of a hiatus, but now I’m ready to get back into the game of producing pointless reviews of the Amazon preview for yet another book. This time, the victim is The Paper Magician by Charlie … Continue reading
To Our Own Devices
I’ve always thought that the true test of any device is the extent to which you can use that device to write fiction. There’s something even more perverse, and thus more worthy of note, about those items that were clearly … Continue reading
Incomplete Book Review: My Kitten
Incomplete Book Review: My Kitten “Yawn kitten, stretch kitten, sweet kitten, bright.” This statement is both the beginning and end of the amazon preview of My Kitten, Margaret O’Hair’s story about a young girl and a kitten (apparently). (Illustrations by … Continue reading
Writing Process: Crafting Vignettes/Episodes
I was originally going to make this post about villains. I even threw a Google search or two at the topic and found out that there are a good number of places that are straight up named villain-this-or-that (Villains Vintage Clothing, not … Continue reading