My Review of “I Shall Wear Midnight” by Terry Pratchett

February 23, 2018 ~ JM Williams ~ 2 Comments

I Shall Wear Midnight by Terry Pratchett My rating: 4 of 5 stars I don’t really like this book as much as some of the other Discworld novels. Of course, dislike is a relative thing–not liking a Discworld book is very different from not liking, say, a Stephen King book. This novel has a very … Continue reading My Review of “I Shall Wear Midnight” by Terry Pratchett

Sun-shaded Self — 3LineTales

February 23, 2018 ~ JM Williams ~ Leave a comment

Yellow was the color of the fiery sun; it was his color--or her color. He was no longer clear on which it should be. He was Apollo, god(ess) of the sun and charioteer(ess?) of the sky, after all; what did it matter the form she took? *Written as a response to the Three Line Tales … Continue reading Sun-shaded Self — 3LineTales

In Memoriam–3LineTales

February 19, 2018 ~ JM Williams ~ Leave a comment

The display was a secret code, a hidden lamentation right there at the corner of his desk. Two books representing two camps, three roses for three like-hearted comrades. And the spools of thread...those were for the prisoners he had failed to save. *Written as a response to the Three Lines Tales Week 107 photo prompt.

Quotes from Discworld 38, Part 2

February 18, 2018 ~ JM Williams ~ Leave a comment

I haven't made a whole lot of progress on the book since the last post. Other things have been taking up all my time. There was the Lunar New Year, which is big here in the East, though not as much for my wife's family. Still we had to go out to meet people and … Continue reading Quotes from Discworld 38, Part 2

The Problems with Quirky Dialogue Tags

February 17, 2018 ~ JM Williams ~ 8 Comments

I saw this image come across my Facebook feed the other day and felt it would make a good little writing post. There were a lot of comments on the post, and even the ones that argued against fancy dialogue tags didn't seem to understand why that was an important rule. While it is important … Continue reading The Problems with Quirky Dialogue Tags

Some Quotes from Discworld 38–Pratchett Talks Power

February 14, 2018 ~ JM Williams ~ 8 Comments

I am currently enjoying Terry Pratchett's 38th novel set on the Discworld, I Shall Wear Midnight. This is the fourth Tiffany Aching witch novel and, so far, is doing a decent job of further developing that character. I don't really like this book as much as some of the other Discworld novels. Of course, dislike is … Continue reading Some Quotes from Discworld 38–Pratchett Talks Power

When Your Description is Meaningless

February 10, 2018 ~ JM Williams ~ 9 Comments

In his book, On Writing, Stephen King offers many tips on how to write good description. But in doing so, he reveals a fundamental problem with his style of writing--using words that have no inherent meaning. King does this a lot in IT. He references pop culture without describing the referents. He'll drop a song title … Continue reading When Your Description is Meaningless

Buy me a drink, beautiful?

February 9, 2018 ~ JM Williams ~ Leave a comment

I've added a new widget to my website. It looks like this: What this thing does is link to my Ko-Fi page. If you haven't yet heard of Ko-Fi, it's a donation platform for small businesses and artists where each donation is roughly equal to the price of a coffee. Thus most buttons say "Buy … Continue reading Buy me a drink, beautiful?