Don’t Let the Prose Stop the Story

There’s a saying about journalists—they never let the truth get in the way of a good story. Today’s post is more about “don’t let the prose get in the way of your story.”

On Monday, I talked about characters making the book, using The Martian by Andy Weir as an example. In continuing with my “I don’t normally read these books” theme, I’ll continue with another book club selection from my book club group.

The book was assigned for October, and something spooky was the theme. The choice was Odd...