Beelzebub's library

June: How is he? Doctor: Where to begin? He is happy during the day but plagued by nightmares every time he goes to sleep. He also insists on the curtains being open so that he can see the bay from his room. It is strange, even after almost drowning, he still likes the look of the water. Oh, one, other thing. He…he resents me. I can tell every moment that I am in there with him. He wants to be outside, to say hello to all his neighbors, to give condolences to the families of the crew members he lost. He wants to be a part of the world, even though he still has not fully healed. June: Well, thank you for looking after him. Doctor: You must joking! He does more for this town than the mayor. Personally, I believe that this attitude has stopped an awful lot of people from packing up shop and leaving when the going got rough. I just hope you can put a bit of common sense back into him. June: Alan, you are looking…rather well for a hospital patient. Alan: June! It is...

Golf. Golf was invented for characters to threaten one another as they play. It's like poker, but a thousand times better.  Always shoot for golf. 

This review has a number of minor spoilers. “Everything has Teeth”  is a wonderful graphic novel. While I’m not sure it’s worth the rather  high  price ,  I do find that multiple read-throughs give you all  the little  details  throughout.  The script is very good, the narration sharp and witty,  getting the point but still leaving depth. The story is about the childhood of a woman, a childhood in which she found herself obsessed with morbid incidents, but most of all, sharks. This ties in with the art, which depicts everything except for sea life in a black and white cartoon style. Then, all the various sharks and the other sea beasts which show up in the book, are photo-realistic, becoming a stark contrast to the rest of the wor ld. The book is minimal with its use of color, which make the red of blood all the more alarming. As said, the story is told by a woman, about her childhood .  The book is interesti...

Your vocabulary should be your own, but it should spiced up if your story doesn't have much flavor. The English Language is a beautiful thing, full of possibilities for describing the exact same situation in completely different ways. It is important to have a flow of relatively interesting words, as otherwise the reader may become bored. This does not mean you should not overcomplicate the narrative, the words are drawn from the story, they should not become too restrictive towards your readership. It is also important to observe tone. The genre and perspective from which the story is told, will both be tips as to how fancy you should get with your descriptions and narration. A hard-boiled detective will have a different vocabulary than the sole survivor of an interstellar expedition. As well, the language you use should add, not detract from the emotional disposition which you are attempting to evoke. If you become too bogged down in complex language, then you will find...

So, we’ve gotten to the point where I cannot finish a book every week, due to my writing practice and school work.  So instead, I will be giving reviews every second Monday. Writing advice, stories, and updates will still be as a sporadic. I have another thing to announce! I will be reviewing a graphic novel, which is something really  different from my average stuff. I’m not going to tell you what it is   because I want it to be a bit of a surprise. Not sure how well it will work out, but I’m excited to try something new. I’ve also considered reviewing movies, but I can’t watch them when they come out, so the point is kinda moot. Have a nice day and I apologize for the inconvenience caused!

Novel: Horror, Cosmic Horror, Existential  WARNING! This review not only contains minor spoilers but  views expressed regarding uh, God, and uh, the meaning of existence and such. So if that’s not your thing, turn around.             Yup. So, this is the fourth book of  King’s which I have reviewed. Or is it  the third?  You can check… I’m sure. I’m very tired as I’m writing this, I just got finished writ ing something which was very sapping. I might upload a hint of it.             But, onto the review!             A bunch of folks are all traveling through the American Southwest, and  they end up getting pulled over/arrested/generally dependent on a small town Sherriff who turns out to be exceedingly violent and disturbed.         ...

There is no “seeming” or any synonym thereof in writing. There is no “he began to peddle” or “she started to yield.” Unless something has stopped your characters in the process of doing something, then you are direct. “He peddled” and “She yielded.” Anything less is robbing the readers of excitement. Things do not “seem” in your story, and if they do, they must only do so if you want to create uncertainty. Yes, there is hesitation in real life, but your story should not be real life. If your story is to be as depressing as real life, it should because the character tried and failed, not that they never tried to begin with.

Today's review I'll be out tomorrow. Sorry for the inconvenience!

Novel: Murder-mystery Isn’t it a shame how little we get of the infamous Professor Moriarty in the original Sherlock Holmes series? I assumed, upon reading the title of this book, that it was going to dive into the Moriarty’s past, that it would be more about him than Sherlock Holmes (ala Horowitz’s previous book taking place in Conan Doyle’s universe, “The House of Silk”). Alas, it was not to be so. The book is, for the most part, devoted to the work of two characters, Pinkerton Detective, Fredrick Chase, and Inspector Athelney Jones. These two meet at the Reichenbach Falls, post the great duel between Moriarty and Sherlock Holmes and meet up to inspect a body believed to be Moriarty’s. They quickly discover that the man Chase had tracked to England, a crime-boss on par with Moriarty, had in fact been communicating with Moriarty (per Chase’s suspicions). They decide to team up in hopes of bringing down this dastardly wrongdoer and thus starts the main conflict of the...

NOTE: This was written some time ago by yours truly.             The Seven Deadly sins are a staple of our culture.             Everyone knows of Greed, Envy, Gluttony, Sloth, Wrath, Lust, and Pride, and tries to avoid them. We fight these impulses daily and generally act as though they define all forms of evil, in one way or the other.             Thus, I find it ironic that the forgotten sin, Vainglory, is more prominent in this day and age than all others, and I intend to identify why this sin was forgotten and why it is important that they should be remembered.               Vainglory originates from Middle English and Medieval Latin, in Western Europe. It means “to boast in vain” or to be ostentatious about one’s own abilities. So why should it be re...

Novel: Thriller, horror. Contains violence and disturbing imagery.  Warning: This review contains minor spoilers.             Do you like tragic thrillers, bordering on horror? Stories which seem like they originate from the pits of humanity which we do not understand and do not wish to? Small towns with big secrets? Twists that you know are coming from a mile away, but find yourself too surrounded by fog to know the nature of this twist until it is footsteps are right upon you and your heart is tearing to get out of your rib cage???             If any of these apply to you (or god forbid, them all), then Borrasca may just be the book for you.             The book starts out with the old “I’m moving to a small town because of my dad/mom’s new job. Of course, in this book, the change of job is a lot more...