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Paula LaRocque
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My first-ever blog.
“What shall I write?” I asked my husband.
He didn’t hesitate a second. “Passive voice.”
“Passive voice?”
“Yep.”
OK, piece o’ cake. But first I wandered out-of-doors for my summer morning turn around our gardens. I visited the front beds, the courtyard, the lush growth along the brick wall enclosing the house on three sides, and – especially – I visited the day lilies.
When I first... read more »
“What shall I write?” I asked my husband.
He didn’t hesitate a second. “Passive voice.”
“Passive voice?”
“Yep.”
OK, piece o’ cake. But first I wandered out-of-doors for my summer morning turn around our gardens. I visited the front beds, the courtyard, the lush growth along the brick wall enclosing the house on three sides, and – especially – I visited the day lilies.
When I first... read more »
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The Book on Writing: The Ultimate Guide to Writing Well
   3.95 avg rating — 57 ratings
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published
2003
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4 editions
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Chalk Line: A Ben Gallagher Mystery
 4.40 avg rating — 15 ratings
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published
2011
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On Words: Insights into How Our Words Work�And Don't
4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings
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published
2007
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2 editions
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Championship Writing: 50 Ways to Improve Your Writing
3.17 avg rating — 6 ratings
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published
2000
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Rather than a mystery, this is really a psychological study of a group of young friends living together in a house in Ireland. The premise of the book is very intriging, but there are many holes in the plot and some of the more interesting questio...
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At the risk of seeming to be the Emperor to Tana French's Mozart, this book has "too many words." While the premise is intriguing (that a near double of a murder victim could take her place among the people who attacked but didnt know they had kil...
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I liked the author's first book so much (Into the Woods) that I read this one. Not nearly as good. I found the premise too hard to swallow - an undercover police woman looks exactly like a murdered woman so she assumes her identity. Yea, right. No...
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"I'm with you, Kat. I WANTED to love French's work -- but finally had to admit: I hate this blah blah blah. I'm a writer so am usually pretty tolerant,...more
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Have you read Deborah Crombie? She’s a native Texan, author of a dozen or so novels, and creator of the mystery series featuring Scotland Yard detective duo Gemma James and Duncan Kincaid. [See more at www.deborahcrombie.com:] Crombie lives in McKinne...more |
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