Chilling Psychological Thriller = 5 Stars

The Memory Box [Kindle Edition] by Eva Lesko Natiello

This chilling thriller is not an easy read. Be ready to hold on tight to your sanity. Ms. Natiello stunned me with this fast paced, psychological thriller that is current, relevant, and horrifying. This is a different, and strange take on dysfunction and mans inhumanity to man.

 

 

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Avoid too much sweetness

N = Nice

Are your characters too nice? Too agreeable?

Readers don’t want perfection, they prefer reality.

Readers can relate to reality.

Too much niceness can seem artificial as Sweet-n-Low and turn off your readers.

I bet your favorite and most memorable characters were flawed and sometimes down right disagreeable.

Write characters who are engaging, interesting and filled with conflict. People who are most often warring with their own nature, or good and evil.

She typed the coordinates Mac had emailed into her smart phone. As luck would have it, the perp was an eight-hour drive from San Antonio. At least he was still in Texas, that would make things easier for her but harder for the hacker. Rachel smiled as she reached into her desk drawer and retrieved her sidearm. Kindness never killed anyone but she knew what did. She didn’t get her reputation by being nice. However, she always got her man.

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One Lavender Ribbon – 5 Stars

One Lavender Ribbon [Kindle Edition] by Heather Burch

I along with over 4300 other readers, I loved this book.

This was a big surprise to me. I’m not much for walks down memory lane. However, this is a beautiful book.

I finished this book in one day. Of course I accomplished nothing else. This book brought back memories of another time, another conflict, and another young man far from home who wrote beautiful letters. The readers who just didn’t “get” One Lavender Ribbon are quite lucky, because, like the character Will, I doubt they understand war. I hope they never do.

This beautifully written book gets 5 stars from me.5gold-star3

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Metaphorically Speaking or Writing

M= Metaphor

  • a word or phrase for one thing that is used to refer to another thing to show or suggest that they are similar
  • an object, activity, or idea that is used as a symbol of something else
  • a figure of speech where you state one thing is another thing.

A comparison unrelated or contradictory objects with at least one common characteristic. To achieve more power, use a metaphor rather than a simile. Using “like”, “than”, or “as” can water down the image but a good metaphor creates instant understanding.

Rachel paid the ransom and her mind flooded with relief when her screen returned to normal. This idiot was dumb as dirt if he felt safe. No way would she allow him to get away with attacking her.

“Mac,” Rachel said into the phone. “It worked.”

“Good, I’m on my way. Wait for me,” he said. “Rachel?”

“I can handle it. You know what they say? One riot, one Ranger or in this case one dumb hacker.”

Mac chuckled. “Yeah, but help from the Agency didn’t hurt.”

“You’re right. Thanks for the spy stuff. I’ll phone later.”

For more information on using metaphors read:

http://www.copyblogger.com/magnetic-blogging/

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-the-difference-between-analogy-and-metaphor.htm

http://www.westmaneditorial.com/analogy-vs-metaphor-vs-simile-whats-the-difference/

http://examples.yourdictionary.com/metaphor-examples.html 

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