Nicholas Bruner
Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Young Adult Author
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What I’m Reading: The Life of Samuel Johnson
There’s little I can say about James Boswell’s Life of Samuel Johnson that hasn’t been said before, and better. Thus, I won’t attempt a real review, but I’ll just put down some of my observations. It is simply the best biography and one of the most entertaining books in the… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: The Life of Samuel Johnson”
What I’m Reading: Compulsion
Compulsion, by Heidi Ayarbe, is a YA novel about Jake, a senior in high school with a serious case of obsessive/compulsive disorder (OCD). Jake is a standout soccer player being recruited by several colleges, but except for those brief periods of time when he’s… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Compulsion”
Best books of the Bible
My final post of Lent, a list of the top five books of the Bible! Of course top favorites lists are kind of ridiculous. Boiling down all the artistry and importance of, in this case, books of the Bible, to one dimension is an overly simplifying… Continue Reading “Best books of the Bible”
What I’m Reading: Job
My final reading for Lent: Job. I’m sure everybody knows the basic story. Satan comes to God, who asks him what he thinks of Job, an especially devoted man. Satan responds that of course Job is devoted to God, for God has blessed him. … Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Job”
Words to leave out
Keeping to the theme of the last post, today I’m going to list some words you should leave out of your writing. After you finish a piece, go through with the word search function and see how many of the following you can remove. Note: I… Continue Reading “Words to leave out”
What to Leave Out and What to Put In
Now that I’m working on my third novel, I find that I’m willing to leave out a lot more stuff. How did a character get from one place to another? Who cares? We know they have legs, they probably walked. How did a character… Continue Reading “What to Leave Out and What to Put In”
What I’m Reading: Esther
Can you name the two books of the Bible named after women? OK, you read the title of this blog post, so you got Esther. The other is Ruth. I read Esther as part of my Lenten reading this year and found it fairly delightful. … Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Esther”
What I’m Reading: Complete Peanuts, 1977-78
The Complete Peanuts is a project to publish every strip of Charles Schulz’s Peanuts, from its inception in 1951 to its final panel in 2000. It’s a gargantuan undertaking, and a new volume covering two years is issued every six months. The project is… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Complete Peanuts, 1977-78”
